Table 1 Patient Demographics
Characteristic | All (n = 94) | Successful Therapeutic Bronchoscopy (n = 50) | Unsuccessful Therapeutic Bronchoscopy (n = 44) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age – yr | 60.6 + 12.4 | 59.7 + 14.2 | 61.5 + 10.1 | 0.955 |
Male Sex - no. (%) | 55 (58.5) | 29 (58.0) | 26 (59.1) | 0.915 |
Body Mass Index - kg/m2 | 27.0 + 7.6 | 27.4 + 7.8 | 26.7 + 7.6 | 0.682 |
Race | 0.200 | |||
Caucasian | 72 (76.6) | 37 (74.0) | 35 (79.5) | |
African American | 14 (14.9) | 6 (12.0) | 8 (18.2) | |
Indian | 2 (2.1) | 2 (4.0) | – | |
Unknown | 6 (6.4) | 5 (10.0) | 1 (2.3) | |
Smoking Status | 0.032* | |||
Current | 22 (23.4) | 7 (14.0) | 15 (34.1) | |
Former | 51 (54.3) | 28 (56.0) | 23 (52.3) | |
Never | 21 (22.3) | 15 (30.0) | 6 (13.6) | |
Underlying Lung Disease | 0.637 | |||
None | 52 (55.3) | 26 (52.0) | 26 (59.1) | |
COPD | 36 (38.3) | 20 (40.0) | 16 (36.4) | |
IPF | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.0) | – | |
NSIP | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.0) | – | |
Asthma | 3 (3.2) | 2 (4.0) | 1 (2.3) | |
Mesothelioma | 1 (1.1) | – | 1 (2.3) | |
Peri-procedural Length of Hospitalization - days | 5.0 + 7.9 | 3.3 + 4.9 | 4.1 + 6.5 | 0.324 |
Current Chemotherapy | 0.081 | |||
Yes | 13 (13.8) | 4 (8.0) | 9 (20.5) | |
No | 81 (86.2) | 46 (92.0) | 35 (79.5) | |
Current Radiation Therapy | 0.346 | |||
Yes | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.0) | – | |
No | 93 (98.9) | 49 (98.0) | 44 (100) | |
Previous Chemotherapy | 0.428 | |||
Yes | 47 (50.0) | 22 (44.0) | 25 (56.8) | |
No | 43 (45.7) | 26 (52.0) | 17 (38.6) | |
Unknown | 4 (4.3) | 2 (4.0) | 2 (4.5) | |
Previous Radiation Therapy | 0.358 | |||
Yes | 16 (17.0) | 6 (12.0) | 10 (22.7) | |
No | 70 (74.5) | 40 (80.0) | 30 (68.2) | |
Unknown | 8 (8.5) | 4 (8.0) | 4 (9.1) | |
Adjuvant Chemotherapy | 0.710 | |||
Yes | 43 (45.7) | 21 (42.0) | 22 (50.0) | |
No | 38 (40.4) | 22 (44.0) | 16 (36.3) | |
Unknown | 13 (13.8) | 7 (14.0) | 6 (13.6) | |
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy | 0.400 | |||
Yes | 41 (43.6) | 19 (38.0) | 22 (50.0) | |
No | 41 (43.6) | 25 (50.0) | 16 (36.3) | |
Unknown | 12 (12.7) | 6 (12.0) | 6 (13.6) | |
Peri-procedural Antibiotics | 0.770 | |||
Yes | 16 (17.0) | 8 (16.0) | 8 (18.0) | |
No | 78 (82.9) | 42 (84.0) | 36 (81.8) |