Table 6 Patients characteristics of the early and standard groups (n = 86)
From: Effectiveness of pleurodesis for postoperative air leaks after lung resection
Variable | Early group (pleurodesis within 4 days) n = 35 | Standard group (pleurodesis on 5 days or later) n = 51 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 71 (68–79) | 71 (66–77) | 0.79 |
Male sex | 30 (86%) | 32 (63%) | 0.02 |
Smoking history | 27 (77%) | 37 (73%) | 0.63 |
Emphysema | 13 (37%) | 23 (45%) | 0.46 |
Interstitial pneumonia | 5 (14%) | 12 (23%) | 0.29 |
FEV1/ FVC (%) | 78 (70.2–83.8) | 73.1 (64.2–79.9) | 0.05 |
%VC (%) | 100.5 (90.3–109.2) | 97 (85.5–106.1) | 0.27 |
DLCO (%) | 77.7 (61.4–93.8) | 68.1 (54–82.9) | 0.15 |
Surgical procedure | 0.45 | ||
Lobectomy | 22 (63%) | 36 (71%) | |
Segmentectomy | 13 (34%) | 15 (29%) | |
Material used | 0.15 | ||
Talc | 23 (66%) | 29 (59%) | |
Autologous blood patch | 5 (14%) | 15 (31%) | |
OK-432 | 7 (20%) | 5 (10%) | |
Postoperative days of initial pleurodesis | 3 (3–4) | 5 (5–6) | < 0.001 |