Table 1 Patient characteristics after propensity-score matching
Variable | |||
|---|---|---|---|
AE | Non-AE | p-value | |
Number | 12 | 12 | |
Male (%) | 10 (83.3%) | 10 (83.3%) | 1.000 |
Age | 73.0 ± 6.3 | 73.1 ± 8.9 | 0.978 |
Smoking status (pack-year) | 46.2 ± 20.1 | 46.5 ± 41.1 | 0.985 |
KL-6 (U/ml) | 734.0 ± 552.9 | 468.2 ± 200.9 | 0.162 |
Diffuse and central distribution of IIP in CT | 3 (25.0%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0.611 |
%VC < 80% | 3 (25.0%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0.611 |
FEV1/FVC < 70% | 3 (25.0%) | 4 (33.3%) | 0.639 |
%DLCO | 4 (33.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0.338 |
Preoperative pO2 < 70 mmHg | 1 (8.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0.534 |
Surgical procedure | 1.000 | ||
Pneumonectomy | 1 (8.3%) | 1 (8.3%) | |
Lobectomy | 8 (66.7%) | 8 (66.7%) | |
Segmentectomy/ wide wedge resection | 2 (16.7%) | 2 (16.7%) | |
Histology of lung cancer (sq) | 3 (25.0%) | 5 (41.7%) | 0.375 |
p-stage I | 4 (33.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0.407 |
Pathological UIP | 6 (50.0%) | 6 (50.0%) | 1.000 |
Date of AE (POD) | 7.5 (2–19) | ||