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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Long-term outcomes of tracheal stents removal under fluoroscopy guidance: comparison of tracheal fistulas and tracheal stenosis

Characteristics

TF group

TS group

p

Patients, N

85

67

 

Mean age (range), years.

54.9 ± 1.3 (15–81)

51.1 ± 2.2 (12–85)

0.1306

Male/female gender, N

72/13

39/28

0.0004

Malignancy/benign primary disease, N

69/16

12/55

< 0.0001

Procedure time of implantation

29.1 ± 1.6 (10–53)

26.8 ± 1.9 (9–60)

0.3598

Procedure time of stent removal

19.0 ± 1.3

23.3 ± 2.0

0.0715

Causes of disease, N (%)

 Tracheotomy/Trachea cannula

0 (0%)

32 (47.8%)

< 0.0001

 Tumor invasion/Tumor operation

69 (81.2%)

12 (17.9%)

< 0.0001

 External pressure

0 (0%)

7 (10.4%)

0.0027

 Surgery for inflammatory disease

9 (10.6%)

6 (9.0%)

0.7908

 Tracheal stent implantation

0 (0%)

5 (7.5%)

0.0153

 Tracheal mechanical injury or trauma

3 (3.5%)

3 (4.5%)

1.0000

 Others

4 (4.7%)

2 (3.0%)

0.6947

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