Table 1.
Univariate analyses of clinicopathological factors associated with thrombosis in the pulmonary vein stump
| Patients with thrombosis (n = 5) | Patients without thrombosis (n = 146) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median value (range), years old |
75 (56–81) |
72 (38–82) |
0.5052 |
| Sex, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Male / Female |
4 (80.0) / 1 (20.0) |
97 (66.4) / 49 (33.6) |
0.4631 |
| Brinkman index, median value (range) |
750 (0–1200) |
600 (0–3180) |
0.6092 |
| Comorbidity, n (%) |
|
|
|
| History of malignant disease |
2 (40.0) |
37 (25.3) |
0.3849 |
| Hypertension |
2 (40.0) |
77 (52.7) |
0.4560 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
0 (0) |
22 (15.1) |
0.4498 |
| Cerebral infarction |
0 (0) |
11 (7.5) |
0.6815 |
| Arrhythmia |
0 (0) |
15 (10.3) |
0.5883 |
| Cardiovascular disease |
0 (0) |
19 (13.0) |
0.5055 |
| Anti-coagulate drug |
0 (0) |
38 (26.0) |
0.2294 |
| Steroids |
0 (0) |
3 (2.1) |
0.9033 |
| Operative approach, n(%) |
|
|
|
| Thoracotomy / VATS |
4 (80.0) / 1 (20.0) |
113 (77.4) / 33 (22.6) |
0.6858 |
| Procedure, n (%) |
|
|
|
| RUL, RML |
0 (0) |
63 (43.2) |
<0.001 |
| RLL |
0 (0) |
30 (20.5) |
|
| LUL |
5 (100) |
23 (15.8) |
|
| LLL |
0 (0) |
30 (20.5) |
|
| Operative time, median value (range), minutes |
301 (240–425) |
295 (143–482) |
0.8069 |
| Dissection of mediastinal lymph nodes, n (%) |
4 (80.0) |
132 (90.4) |
0.4117 |
| Blood loss, median value (range), ml |
90 (50–750) |
60 (0–1500) |
0.2082 |
| Duration of postoperative drainage, median value (range), days |
4 (2–4) |
4 (2–12) |
0.6149 |
| Postoperative hospital stay, median value (range), days |
15 (7–28) |
10 (5–179) |
0.1828 |
| Postoperative complication, n (%) |
2 (40.0) |
38 (26.0) |
0.3990 |
| Diagnosis, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Primary / Metastasis / Benign |
5 (100) / 0 (0) / 0 (0) |
134 (91.8) / 10 (6.8) / 2 (1.4) |
0.7999 |
| Pathological stage, n (%) |
|
|
|
| I / II / III |
4 (80) / 0 (0) / 1 (20) |
97 (66.4) / 14 (9.6) / 21 (14.4) |
0.7378 |
| Adjuvant chemotherapy, n (%) | 1 (20.0) | 44 (30.1) | 0.5310 |