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Table 6 Outcomes following Prehab and surgery in low risk patients with no Frailty compared with the high risk patients with Frailty

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

Parameter

FI ≤ 3 vs. FI > 3

< 70,FI ≤ 3 vs. ≥70,FI > 3

  

FI ≤ 3

(n = 141)

FI > 3

(n = 80)

P

< 70,FI ≤ 3 (n = 57)

≥ 70,FI > 3

(n = 57)

p

Type of surgery

Lobectomy

Segmentectomy

Pneumonectomy

Wedge resection

Endobronchial excision

Thoracotomy

Failed OLV trial

98 (69.5)

15 (10.6)

3 (2.1)

24 (17.0)

1 (0.7)

42 (52.5)

11 (13.8)

-

21 (26.3)

2 (2.5)

3 (3.7)

1 (1.2)

0.078

39 (68.4)

5 (8.8)

1 (1.8)

11 (19.3)

1 (1.8)

31 (55.4)

7 (12.5)

-

14 (25)

2 (3.6)

1 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

ns

Surgical approach

Minimally invasive

Thoracotomy

Failed OLV trial

88 (62.4)

53 (37.6)

47 (58.8)

32 (40)

1 (1.2)

ns

35 (61.4)

22 (38.6)

35 (45.6)

21 (36.8)

1 (1.8)

ns

HDU

Median (IQR)

4 (2)

3 (3)

ns

3 (3)

3 (3)

ns

Ward

Median (IQR)

3 (3.7)

3 (3)

ns

3 (4)

3 (3)

ns

LOHS

Median (IQR)

8 (5.5)

7 (6.8)

ns

8 (7)

7 (6.5)

ns

Complications

Major

13 (9.2)

7 (8.8)

ns

8 (14.0)

6 (10.5)

ns

Cardio-respiratory 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)

13 (19)

1 (1.4)

1 (1.4)

5 (7.1)

3 (4.3)

17 (24.3)

4 (5.7)

6 (8.6)

5 (12.2)

2 (4.8)

1 (2.4)

1 (2.4)

5 (12.2)

12 (29.3)

-

4 (9.7)

ns

ns

4 (7.0)

0

1 (1.8)

2 (3.5)

2 (3.5)

11 (19.3)

1 (1.7)

3 (5.3)

5 (8.8)

1 (1.8)

2 (3.5)

0

2 (3.5)

11 (19.3)

0

2 (3.5)

ns

ns

Recidivism

 

8 (5.7)

2 (2.5)

ns

4 (7.0)

2 (3.5)

ns

Post-operative Mortality

In-hospital

1 (0.7)

1 (1.2)

ns

1 (1.8)

(1 (1.8)

 
 

30 days

1 (0.7)

3 (3.7)

ns

1 (1.8)

2 (3.5)

ns

 

90 days

4 (2.8)

5 (6.3)

ns

3 (5.3)

3 (5.3)

ns

 

1 year

21 (14.9)

16 (20)

ns

8 (14.0)

12 (21)

ns

% Survival (range)

365 days (CI)

1100 days (CI)

85.0 (75.1–1.2)

71.1 (58.2–80.7)

80.0 (72.4–85.7)

63.2 (53.6–71.4)

ns

ns

85.96 (73.9–92.7)

79.96 (66.9–88.4)

76.8 (63.7–85.9)

55.2 (39.9–68.1)

ns

0.01

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