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Table 2 Factors associated with DWPOD1 compared to DAPOD1 patients

From: Factors associated with safe and successful postoperative day 1 discharge after lung operations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Continuous variables

Variable

Number of studies

MD [95% CI] for DWPOD1

P-value

GRADE certainty of evidence

Preoperative Characteristics

Age

7

− 1.65 [− 2.56, − 0.75]

 < 0.001

Low

BMI (kg/m2)

4

0.44 [0.12, 0.75]

0.007

High

DLCO (% of Predicted)

4

4.91 [1.73, 8.09]

0.002

Moderate

FEV1 (% of Predicted)

4

4.72 [1.58, 7.85]

0.003

Low

Operative Characteristics

Operation Duration (Minutes)

4

− 28.08 [− 41.65, − 14.51]

 < 0.001

Very Low

Categorical variables

Variable

Number of studies

RR/OR [95% CI] for DWPOD1

P-value

GRADE certainty of evidence

Preoperative Characteristics

Upper Lobe Pathology (vs. Lower/Middle Lobe)

4

1.04 [0.93, 1.16]

0.12

Low

Smokers

4

0.68 [0.61, 0.76]

 < 0.001

High

White/Caucasian Race (vs. All Other Races)

4

1.02 [0.84, 1.24]

0.86

Moderate

Preoperative Steroids

4

0.91 [0.62, 1.34]

0.63

Moderate

PVD

4

0.72 [0.56, 0.91]

0.007

Moderate

Malignant (vs. Benign) Lung Pathology

5

0.68 [0.56, 0.82]

 < 0.001

High

HTN

6

0.82 [0.73, 0.93]

0.001

Moderate

Diabetes

5

0.96 [0.79, 1.16]

0.65

Moderate

CAD

5

0.72 [0.69, 0.76]

< 0.001

High

COPD

6

0.70 [0.58, 0.84]

 < 0.001

Moderate

CHF

5

0.74 [0.67, 0.81]

 < 0.001

High

Male Sex (vs. Female Sex)

7

1.03 [0.91, 1.17]

0.60

Low

ASA Score < 3 (vs. ASA Score ≥ 3)

4

2.29 [0.67, 7.82]

0.18

Very Low

Operative Characteristics

Minimally Invasive Approach (vs. Open Approach)

7

6.17 [1.91, 19.93]

0.002

Moderate

Lobar Resection (vs. Sublobar Resection)

4

0.35 [0.24, 0.51]

 < 0.001

High

Postoperative Characteristics

Postoperative 30-Day Readmission

7

0.84 [0.62, 1.14]

0.27

Low

Postoperative 30-Day Mortality

7

1.01 [0.50, 2.05]

0.97

Low

Major Morbidity

3

0.31 [0.24, 0.41]

 < 0.001

High

Discharged With Chest Tube

3

0.38 [0.15, 0.91]

0.03

Moderate

Air Leak (> 5 Days)

2

0.19 [0.08, 0.46]

 < 0.001

High

  1. DWPOD1: Discharged Within Postoperative Day 1; DAPOD1: Discharged After Postoperative Day 1; OR: Odds Ratio; RR: Risk Ratio; MD: Mean Difference; CI: Confidence Interval; FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume In 1 Second; DLCO: Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide