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. 2008 Oct 27;8:22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-8-22

Table 2.

Hospital morbidity (n = 146)

N %
Any complications 53 36.3

Wound infection 5 3.4

Postoperative bleeding 3 2.1

Pneumonia 24 16.4

Sepsis 1 0.7

Bronchopleural fistula 2 1.4

Empyema 1 0.7

Drainage of fluid or air 5 3.4

Deep venous thrombosis 1 0.7

Pulmonary embolism 3 2.1

Respiratory failure 10 6.8

Myocardial infarction 5 3.4

Heart failure 3 2.1

Atrial fibrillation 9 6.2

Renal failure (creatinine>140) 2 1.4

Multi organ failure 1 0.7

Cerebral infarction 2 1.4

Other complications 4 2.7

Data are presented as number of positive samples/all samples (%). Two patients were excluded because of insufficient information.