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Table 3 Outcomes for the 221 patients with lung cancer being considered for surgery following Prehab

From: Pre-treatment optimisation with pulmonary rehabilitation of elderly lung cancer patients with frailty for surgery

Parameter

Descriptor

n

%

Surgery

Lobectomy

Pneumonectomy

Segmentectomy

Wedge resection

Endobronchial excision

Failed trial of OLV

Thoracotomy (open and close)

140

3

25

45

3

1

4

63.3

1.4

11.3

20.4

1.4

0.5

1.8

Surgical approach

Endobronchial excision

VATS

Hybrid VATS

Thoracotomy

Failed OLV

3

24

108

85

1

1.4

10.6

48.9

38.5

0.5

Cardiorespiratory adverse events

Cardiac:

Atrial fibrillation

Major cardiac events

Hypotension/hypertension

Respiratory:

Air leak

Lobar collapse/consolidation

Respiratory infection/retained secretions

Pleural effusion/excessive drainage

Pneumothorax/Surgical emphysema (mild)

18

3

2

6

8

29

4

10

8.1

1.4

0.9

2.7

3.6

13.1

1.8

4.5

Post-operative Clavien-Dindo Grade of complications for each patient

None

Minor: 1

2

Major: 3a and 3b

4a

5

111

49

41

13

5

2

50.2

22.2

18.5

5.9

2.3

0.9

Step up care

 

10

4.5

Length of stay

HDU days [median (IQR)]

Ward days [median (IQR)]

Hospital days [median (IQR)]

3 (2)

3 (3)

7 (6)

 

Mortality

In-hospital

30-day

90-day

1 year

2

4

10

37

0.9

1.8

4.5

16.7

Survival

365 days (CI)

1100 days (CI)

83.3%

60.04%

78.0-87.9

58.5–72.5

  1. Values are numbers (percentage) unless otherwise stated. IQR = Interquartile range; CI = confidence interval.