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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2021 Jul 1;274(1):e70–e79. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003561

TABLE 4.

Multivariable Logistic Regression Model: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Characteristics c statistic: 0.736

Patient Characteristics Adjusted OR 95% CI P

Preoperative characteristics
 Age (per 10-y increase) 1.06 (1.00–1.12) 0.03
 Male 1.07 (0.98–1.16) 0.1
 Race (reference: white)
  Black 1.08 (0.94–1.25) 0.3
  Asian 0.68 (0.51–0.91) 0.009
  Hispanic 1.04 (0.75–1.44) 0.8
  Other 1.05 (0.77–1.42) 0.8
 Insurance status (reference: medicare/other)
  Medicaid 1.20 (0.99–1.45) 0.07
  None/self-pay 1.05 (0.72–1.53) 0.8
 Clinical Stage (reference: Stage I)
  Stage II 1.14 (1.02–1.28) 0.02
  Stage III 1.02 (0.87–1.19) 0.8
  Stage IV 1.33 (0.96–1.84) 0.09
 BMI 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.2
 FEV1% <80% predicted 0.95 (0.90–0.99) 0.03
 FEV1% >80% predicted 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 0.7
 Cigarette smoking (reference: Never smoker)
  Former smoker 1.06 (0.93–1.22) 0.4
  Current smoker 1.09 (0.93–1.28) 0.3
 Interstitial fibrosis 1.48 (1.11–1.97) 0.007
 Hypertension 0.99 (0.90–1.09) 0.8
 Steroids 1.41 (1.15–1.72) 0.0009
 Congestive heart failure 1.01 (0.75–1.35) 0.9
 Coronary artery disease 1.14 (1.02–1.27) 0.02
 Peripheral vascular disease 1.10 (0.96–1.27) 0.2
 Cerebrovascular disease
  Transient ischemic attack 1.10 (0.91–1.33) 0.3
  Cerebrovascular accident 1.38 (1.15–1.66) 0.0004
 Diabetes 1.10 (1.00–1.22) 0.05
 Induction chemotherapy alone 0.79 (0.60–1.04) 0.09
 Induction chemoradiation therapy 1.34 (0.95–1.87) 0.09
 Creatinine ≥2 1.01 (0.71–1.43) 0.9
 Preoperative dialysis 1.47 (0.87–2.50) 0.2
 Zubrod score (reference: 0)
  1 1.12 (1.02–1.23) 0.01
  2 or 3 1.30 (1.05–1.61) 0.01
 ASA Class (reference: I or II)
  III 1.18 (1.04–1.35) 0.01
Intraoperative characteristics
 Open (reference: minimally invasive) 1.08 (0.98–1.20) 0.1
 Reoperation 0.95 (0.81–1.11) 0.5
 Lobe (reference: upper lobe)
  Middle lobe 0.86 (0.73–1.02) 0.09
  Lower lobe 1.18 (1.07–1.30) 0.0008
  Unspecified* 1.14 (0.81–1.63) 0.5
 Intraoperative PRBCs 1.09 (0.81–1.45) 0.6
 IV antibiotics given within 1 h of incision 0.75 (0.55–1.03) 0.07
 DVT prophylaxis 1.02 (0.53–1.96) 0.9
 Cephalosporin antibiotic ordered 1.04 (0.71–1.52) 0.8
Postoperative characteristics
 Unexpected reoperation 1.35 (1.04–1.76) 0.02
 Prolonged air leak 1.63 (1.45–1.84) <0.0001
 Pneumonia 3.13 (2.43–4.05) <0.0001
 Bronchopleural fistula 1.55 (0.80–3.01) 0.2
 Atelectasis requiring bronchoscopy 0.63 (0.49–0.80) 0.0002
 Pulmonary embolus 12.34 (7.94–19.18) <0.0001
 Pleural effusion requiring drainage 7.52 (6.01–9.41) <0.0001
 Pneumothorax requiring chest tube 5.08 (4.16–6.20) <0.0001
 Atrial arrhythmia requiring treatment 1.21 (1.07–1.38) 0.003
 Myocardial infarction 3.16 (1.71–5.82) 0.0002
 Deep venous thrombosis 1.77 (1.00–3.13) 0.05
 Urinary complication 1.21 (1.04–1.40) 0.01
 Empyema 11.66 (7.31–18.63) <0.0001
 Sepsis 1.68 (0.93–3.04) 0.09
 Central neurologic event 3.67 (2.23 –6.04) <0.0001
 Delirium 1.00 (0.77–1.31) 0.9
 Renal failure 1.08 (0.61–1.89) 0.8
 Chylothorax requiring treatment 1.52 (0.90–2.59) 0.1
 Postoperative PRBC transfusion 1.06 (0.82–1.36) 0.7
 Unexpected Admission to ICU 0.83 (0.63–1.09) 0.2
 Discharge to location other than home 0.98 (0.82–1.16) 0.8

ICU indicates intensive care unit; IV, intravenous; PRBC, packed red blood cells.

*

Missing data for n = 574 patients (1.4%).