Table 5. Features of patients stratified by the presence of bronchoscopy-related complications.
| Complication (n=55) |
No complication (n=88) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 68.92±9.55 | 68.61±11.22 | 0.864 |
| Gender (male) | 29 (52.7%) | 59 (67.0%) | 0.087 |
| Apache-II | 17.70±4.27 | 13.03±3.04 | <0.001 |
| PaO2 (mm Hg) | 61.51±3.61 | 61.53±4.77 | 0.969 |
| PaO2/FiO2 | 179.58±24.10 | 191.54±30.12 | 0.010 |
| Comorbid conditions | |||
| Hypertension | 39 (70.9%) | 60 (68.2%) | 0.731 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 17 (30.9%) | 20 (22.7%) | 0.277 |
| Obstructive lung disease | 17 (30.9%) | 27 (30.7%) | 0.977 |
| Chronic heart disease* | 29 (52.7%) | 31 (35.2%) | 0.039 |
| Chronic renal failure | 14 (25.5%) | 23 (26.1%) | 0.928 |
| Neurological disease# | 19 (34.5%) | 37 (42.0%) | 0.371 |
| Malignancy** | 7 (12.7%) | 14 (15.9%) | 0.601 |
| Bronchoscopy sample | |||
| Bronchial lavage | 35 (63.6%) | 68 (77.3%) | 0.077 |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage | 19 (34.5%) | 16 (18.2%) | 0.027 |
| Bronchial biopsy | 4 (7.3%) | 6 (6.8%) | 0.917 |
| Respiratory support during | |||
| conventional oxygen | 29 (52.7%) | 52 (59.1%) | 0.455 |
| Noninvasive ventilation | 2 (3.6%) | 8 (9.1%) | 0.317 |
| High flow nasal oxygen | 4 (7.3%) | 9 (10.2%) | 0.550 |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 20 (36.4%) | 19 (21.6%) | 0.054 |
| *heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiac valve pathologies; **non-small-cell lung cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, mandibular squamous cell cancer, prostate cancer and mesothelioma; #dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke and epilepsy; Apache-II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; PaO2 = partial pressure of oxygen; FiO2 = fraction of inspired oxygen | |||