Table 3.
Clinical outcomes of patients who underwent an open lung biopsy.
| Total cohort (76) | |
|---|---|
| Hospital mortality, n (%) | 34 (44.7) |
| Sepsis | 7 (9.2) |
| Hemorrhagic shockα | 2 (2.6) |
| Respiratory failure | 17 (22.4) |
| Withdrawal of active care | 8 (10.5) |
| Complications, n (%) | 23 (30.3) |
| Air leak | 14 (18.4) |
| Bleeding | 12 (15.8) |
| ICU length of stay (IQR) | 12 (7–25) |
α: note that these two patients died of hemorrhagic shock at a date remote from the open lung biopsy and for reasons not related to the biopsy.
IQR: interquartile range; ICU: intensive care unit.