Table.3 Surgical complications and management
From: Outcomes of adjunctive surgery for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease
No. | Complication | Age | Sex | Mycobacterial species | Type of procedure | Thoracotomy | LOS, days | Management | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prolonged air leakage | 72 | M | M. avium | RUL posterior and RLL superior bisegmentectomy | Yes | 19 | Pleurodesis | Controlled |
2 | Wound dehiscence | 65 | F | M. abscessus subsp. abscessus | RUL lobectomy | No | 9 | Primary wound closure | Controlled |
3 | Prolonged air leakage | 73 | F | M. intracellulare | RUL lobectomy with RLL wedge resection | Yes | 34 | Pleurodesis | Controlled |
4 | Postoperative delayed bleeding | 45 | F | M. abscessus subsp. abscessus | RUL wedge resection | No | 8 | Hemoclipping | Controlled |
5 | Pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion | 68 | M | M. avium | RUL lobectomy | Yes | 21 | Antibiotics | Controlled |
6 | Bronchopleural fistula, atrial fibrillation | 84 | M | M. abscessus subsp. abscessus | Lt. pneumonectomy | Yes | 11 | Closed tube thoracostomy, antibiotics | Controlled |
7 | Pneumonia | 62 | M | M. intracellulare | Lt. pneumonectomy | Yes | 44 | Antibiotics | Controlled |
8 | Wound dehiscence | 46 | F | M. intracellulare | RLL lobectomy | No | 7 | Primary wound closure | Controlled |
9 | Prolonged air leakage | 60 | M | M. abscessus subsp. abscessus | RML lobectomy | No | 16 | Pleurodesis, RUL wedge resection | Controlled |