Table 2.
Post-op complications after chest wall resection
| Complications | Patients |
|---|---|
| Anemia | 7 (31.8%) |
| Seroma | 5 (22.7%) |
| Hematoma | 2 (9.1%) |
| Arrhythmia | 2 (9.1%) |
| Respiratory failure | 2 (9.1%) |
| Atelectasis | 1 (4.5%) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 (4.5%) |
| Sepsis | 1 (4.5%) |
| Fever | 1 (4.5%) |
| Analysis on predictors of post-op complications (n = 22) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
| Variables | P – value* | HR [95% CI] | P – value* |
| Age (≥ 60 years) | 0.207 | 1.30 [0.45–3.73] | 0.630 |
| Male sex | 0.738 | 1.18 [0.42–3.28] | 0.756 |
| Comorbidities | 0.315 | 0.57 [0.19–1.71] | 0.312 |
| Rib resection (≥ 3) | 0.796 | 1.61 [0.14–18.43] | 0.699 |
| Sternal resection | 0.255 | 2.52 [0.28–23.14] | 0.413 |
| Lung resection | 0.001 | 5.42 [1.24–23.75] | 0.025 |
| Prosthesis | 0.641 | 0.63 [0.17–2.24] | 0.475 |
| Histology (malignant secondary tumors) | 0.232 | 1.25 [0.32–4.94] | 0.753 |
CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.