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Table 1 Characteristics of the 90 patients with air leak on the first postoperative day after pulmonary lobectomy

From: Clinical value of exogenous factor XIII for prolonged air leak following pulmonary lobectomy: a case control study

Factor

n = 90

Male sex

72 (80%)

Age (years)

67 (44–80)

BMI kg/m2

21.2 (14.3–30.6)

Smoking Index

900 (0–3000)

  Never-smoker

14 (16%)

Asbestos exposure

18 (20%)

FEV1.0%

71.4 (33.9–89.6)

DLCO%

88.1 (55.1–186.6)

COPD/IP (%)

53 (59%)

Upper or bilobectomy

58 (64%)

Pleural Adhesion

 

  Major

14 (16%)

  Minor

41 (46%)

Duration of air leak (days)

4 (2–21)

Repair air leak during operation

 

  No

3 (3%)

  Fibrin glue only

9 (10%)

  Suture only

4 (5%)

  PGA sheet and fibrin glue

2 (2%)

  Suture and fibrin glue

24 (27%)

  Suture, PGA and fibrin glue

48 (53%)

Air leak at first postoperative day

 

  Forced expiratory only

36 (40%)

  Expiratory only

42 (47%)

  Continuous

12 (13%)

Duration of air leakage (days)

4 (2–21)

Duration of drainage (days)

6 (2–29)

Drainage amount in first 5 days (ml)

1135 (365–2775)

  1. Results are expressed as median and range.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DLCO carbon monoxide diffusing capacity, FEV1.0% forced expiratory volume in 1 s (predicted), IP interstitial pneumonia, Pleural adhesion pleural adhesion covering more than the surface of one lobe was classified as major, and less than the surface of one lobe as minor.