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

Table 4 Variables associated with Success of Therapeutic Bronchoscopy: Unadjusted and Adjusted Logistic Regression Analysis

Characteristic	Unadjusted Odds Ratio	p value	Adjusted Odds Ratioª	p value
Smoking Status
Nonsmoker vs Current Smoker	5.36 (CI 1.45–19.74)	0.01*	3.77 (CI 0.64, 21.96)	0.140
Nonsmoker vs Former Smoker	2.05 (CI 0.69–6.14)	0.19	1.13 (CI 0.27, 4.61)	0.860
Radiographic Distal Airway Patency	15.11 (CI 4.98–45.83)	< 0.001*	11.95 (CI 2.56–55.69)	0.002*
Bronchoscopic Distal Airway Patency	10.77 (CI 3.63–31.95)	< 0.001*	3.55 (CI 0.89–14.17)	0.073
Time to Intervention from Radiographic CAO (days)	0.99 (CI 0.96–1.01)	0.71	0.96 (0.92–1.00)	0.048*

CI Confidence interval. *Indicates statistically significant findings. ªAdjusted for age, gender, BMI, smoking status, radiographic distal airway patency, bronchoscopic distal airway patency, radiologic collapse status, tumor histology, mass location, obstruction type, severity of obstruction, time from radiographic finding to intervention, and previous chemotherapy and radiation

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