Analysis of the unplanned reoperation following surgical treatment of pulmonary tumor

Table 2 Clinical and demographical characteristics of patients with hemothorax

Characteristics	Bronchus & lung (n = 8^†)	Others^‡ (n = 21)	t	p
Age(years)	66.6 ± 10.3	59.9 ± 9.5	1.677	0.105
Gender				1.000
Male	7	18
Female	1	3
Smoking history				0.675
Yes	5	15
No	3	6
Comorbidities				1.000
Yes	3	9
No	5	12
PLT aggregation inhibitor				0.300
Yes	2	2
No	6	19
Tumor size(cm)	2.58 ± 1.31	2.89 ± 1.47	− 0.524	0.605
Pathology diagnosis				0.647
Benign	1	5
Malignant	7	16
Surgical incision				1.000
Minimally invasive	5	13
Thoracotomy	3	8
Surgical procedure^§				0.622
Lobectomy	5	17
Sub lobectomy	2	4
Initial operative time(m)	145.6 ± 44.1	163.3 ± 54.8	− 0.815	0.422
Pleural adhesions				0.044
Yes	1	12
No	7	9
Kinds of hemothorax				0.148
Active and progressive	8	15
Clotted	0	6
Treatment for bleeding
First reoperation				–
Suture	5	3
Electrocoagulation	2	6
Exploration	0	10
Second reoperation^¶				–
Suture	0	1
Electrocoagulation	0	1
Additional Lobectomy	1	0
Perioperative death	1	3		1.000

^†The eight bleedings from Bronchus & lung included four at the pulmonary vascular stump, two from rupture of stapled margin due to the thickness and tension of pulmonary tissues, one continuous exudation of parenchyma, and one at the bronchial artery
^‡Including bleeding from the chest wall, pleural adhesion, lymph node bed, and unknown reason
^§Exclude a patient with exploratory thoracotomy, and combine wedge resection and segmentectomy into Sub lobectomy
^¶Suture was performed for hemostasia in the first reoperation
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