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Table 1 Comparison of pre-operative characteristics between group Acute and Non-acute

From: Lung isolation—a personalized and clinically adapted approach to control bronchoscopy-associated acute massive airway hemorrhage

Group

Group Acute (n = 29)

Group Non-acute (n = 194)

P value

Age, years

59.79 ± 12.86

56.38 ± 15.06

0.248

Male, n (%)

21(72.4)

135(69.6)

0.831

Lesion etiology

  

0.258

Lung cancer, n (%)

18(62.1)

157(75.8)

 

Malignant metastatic tumor, n (%)

3(10.3)

10(5.2)

 

Benign lesion, n (%)

8(27.6)

39(19.1)

 

Preoperative KPS score

65.86 ± 12.68*

73.62 ± 13.29

0.037

Preoperative MMRC score

2.66 ± 1.08*

2.21 ± 1.08

0.004

Preoperative degree of stenosis, %

75.34 ± 21.59*

61.98 ± 23.54

0.004

Proportion of urgent cases, n (%)

4(13.8) *

3(1.5)

0.006

Bronchial artery embolization, n (%)

3(10.3) *

2(1.0)

0.017

  1. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as numbers and percentages. * was statistically significant compared with Group Non-acute
  2. KPS score: Karnofsky Performance Status score; MMRC score: modified British medical research council score
  3. Group Acute: bronchoscope-related acute massive airway hemorrhage group; Group Non-acute: bronchoscope-related non-acute massive airway hemorrhage group