Table 3.
Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis comparing serious and no serious complication was performed using forward regression analysis
| |
Univariate analysis, chi-square |
Multivariate analysis |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Serious complications, number (%) | Non serious complications number (%) | P Value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P value |
| Number |
74 (2.3) |
3,092 (97.6) |
|
|
|
| Resident niveau, yes |
19 (25.3) |
1353 (434) |
0.002 |
|
0.069 |
| Oxygen, yes |
9 (12) |
136 (4.4) |
0.006 |
2.58 (1.21; 5.13) |
0.013 |
| Acute indication, yes |
58 (77.3) |
2,016 (64.6) |
0.027 |
|
0.78 |
| Age >60 years, yes |
16 (21.3) |
554 (17.8) |
0.25 |
|
0.32 |
| Age <25 years, yes |
9 (12) |
211 (6.8) |
0.09 |
|
0.09 |
| Time >20 min, yes |
30 (40) |
956 (30.6) |
0.09 |
|
0.27 |
| Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, yes |
36 (48) |
1,191 (38.2) |
0.09 |
|
0.15 |
| Balloon, yes |
14 (18.9) |
106 (3.4) |
<0.001 |
5.8 (3.0; 11.5) |
< 0.001 |
| TBB, yes |
3 (4.1) |
718 (23.2) |
<0.001 |
5.85 (1.827; 18.770) |
0.003 |
| BAL, yes |
51 (68.9) |
2,551 (82.2) |
0.006 |
|
0.8 |
| Argon therapy, yes |
18 (24.3) |
452 (14.6) |
0.03 |
|
0.44 |
| Sedation, yes |
23 (30.7) |
436 (14) |
<0.001 |
2.12 (1.2; 3.6) |
0.005 |
| Mitomycin. yes |
2 (2.7) |
126 (4.1) |
0.76 |
4.82 (1.064; 21.853) |
0.041 |
| Anti-tussive, yes | 0 | 10 (0.3) | 1 | ||
All P values are two sided. BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CI, confidence interval; TBB, transbroncheal biopsy.