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Table 3 Procedural Aspects & Techniques

From: Clinical and radiographic predictors of successful therapeutic bronchoscopy for the relief of malignant central airway obstruction

Characteristic

All (n = 94)

Successful Therapeutic Bronchoscopy (n = 50)

Unsuccessful Therapeutic Bronchoscopy (n = 44)

p value

Time to Intervention (days) From:

 Radiographic Finding

15.9 + 16.0

14.7 + 14.5

17.2 + 17.7

0.711

 Symptom Onset

69.2 + 86.2

60.1 + 68.9

79.2 + 101.8

0.942

 Severity of Obstruction (%)

90.0 + 10.0

90.0 + 10.0

100 + 10.0

< 0.001*

Bronchoscopic Distal Airway Patency

   

< 0.001*

 Ys

34 (36.2)

29 (58.0)

5 (11.4)

 

 No

60 (63.8)

21 (42.0)

39 (88.6)

 

Mechanical Debridement

   

0.763

 Yes

76 (80.9)

41 (82.0)

35 (79.5)

 

 No

18 (19.1)

9 (18.0)

9 (20.5)

 

Argon Plasma Coagulation

   

0.016*

 Yes

39 (41.5)

15 (30.0)

24 (54.4)

 

 No

55 (58.5)

35 (70.0)

20 (45.5)

 

Cryodebridement

   

0.484

 Yes

3 (3.2)

1 (2.0)

2 (4.5)

 

 No

91 (96.8)

49 (98.0)

42 (95.5)

 

Electrocautery

   

0.908

 Yes

54 (57.4)

29 (58.0)

25 (56.8)

 

 No

40 (42.6)

21 (42.0)

19 (43.2)

 

KTP Laser Therapy

   

0.004*

 Yes

12 (12.8)

11 (22.0)

1 (2.3)

 

 No

82 (87.2)

39 (78.0)

43 (97.7)

 

Stent Placement

   

< 0.001*

 Yes

27 (28.7)

27 (54.0)

 

 No

67 (71.3)

23 (46.0)

44 (100)

 

Radiographic Improvement

   

< 0.001*

 Yes

53 (56.4)

39 (78.0)

14 (31.8)

 

 No

41 (43.6)

11 (22.0)

30 (68.2)

 

Complications

   

0.466

 None

87 (92.6)

44 (88.0)

43 (97.7)

 

 Empyema

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Hypoxia

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Pneumomediastinum

1 (1.1)

1 (2.3)

 

 neumothorax

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Respiratory Failure/Death

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Stent Migration

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 

 Other

1 (1.1)

1 (2.0)

 
  1. Data shown as mean + SD or number (%); *p < 0.05 compared to unsuccessful therapeutic bronchoscopy group