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Table 2 Outcomes of short time and Long time follow up

From: Value of preoperative evaluation of FEV1 in patients with destroyed lung undergoing pneumonectomy - a 20-year real-world study

Follow up

Total

FEV1>2 L

FEV1 ≤ 2 L

P value

Outcomes of short time follow up

n= 123

n= 30(%)

n= 90(%)

 

Death after operation a

4(3.3)

0(0)

4(3.3)

0.571

Post-operative complications

33(26.8)

10(33.3)

23(24.7)

0.355

 Invasive respiratory support

14(11.4)

2(6.7)

12(12.9)

0.325

 Residual lung infection b

14(11.4)

5(16.7)

9(9.7)

0.313

 Congestive heart failure

5(4.1)

2(6.7)

3(3.2)

0.595

 Duration of complications (median, IQR)

13(7,15)

1.2(0.4,3.5)

14(12,16)

0.320

Outcomes of long time follow up

n= 94(%)

n= 27(%)

n= 67(%)

 

Death

7(7.5)

3(11.1)

4(6.1)

0.410

Residual lung infection/tuberculosis

14(15.1)

5(18.5)

9(13.6)

0.557

Bronchopleural fistula/pyothoraxc

3(3.2)

1(3.7)

2(3.0)

1.000

mMRC ≥ 1

18(19.4)

6(22.2)

12(18.2)

0.654

Aggravate and rehospitalization

11(11.8)

5(18.5)

6(9.1)

0.217

  1. Note: a, Death after operation, during hospitalization or within 30 days of discharge; b, Residual lung infection including 5 cases of lung bacterial infections, 9 cases of Recurrence of tuberculosis; c, Bronchopleural fistula/ pyothorax including, 2 cases of Bronchopleural fistula and1 cases of pyothorax including
  2. Abbreviation: FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second of predicted; mMRC, Modified British Medical Research Council