Table 1 Characteristics of patients who were treated with drainage alone or drainage plus pleurodesis for postoperative air leaks
From: Effectiveness of pleurodesis for postoperative air leaks after lung resection
Variable | Drainage | Drainage plus pleurodesis | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 191 | n = 86 | ||
Age (years) | 72 (66–76) | 71 (67–77) | 0.43 |
Male sex | 139 (73%) | 62 (72%) | 0.91 |
Smoking history | 142 (74%) | 64 (74%) | 0.99 |
Smoking Index | 20 (0–30) | 20 (0–20) | 0.91 |
Emphysema | 87 (46%) | 36 (42%) | 0.57 |
Interstitial pneumonia | 48 (25%) | 17 (20%) | 0.43 |
FEV1/ FVC (%) | 74.5 (68–79.5) | 74 (67–81) | 0.70 |
%VC (%) | 96.7 (85.7–108.7) | 97.5 (86.6–106.6) | 0.68 |
%DLCO (%) | 71.6 (55.2–83.7) | 69.3 (57.2–86.4) | 0.55 |
Surgical approach | 0.025 | ||
Hybrid VATS | 170 (89%) | 68 (79%) | |
RATS | 9 (5%) | 12 (14%) | |
Open thoracotomy | 12 (6%) | 6 (7%) | |
Surgical procedure | 0.29 | ||
Lobectomy | 116 (61%) | 58 (67%) | |
Segmentectomy | 75 (39%) | 28 (33%) | |
Diagnosis | 0.17 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | 141 (74%) | 70 (81%) | |
Others | 50 (26%) | 16 (19%) |