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. 2015 Feb 16;21(3):209–216. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.14-00160

Table 2.

Postoperative co-morbidity, mortality and summary of cause of death

Co-morbidity    
Pneumonia   13
  Percutaneous tracheal catheter 6
  Mechanical Ventilator 2
Delirium   5
Empyema   4
Prolonged air leak (>7 days)   3
Arrhythmia   3
Postoperative bleeding   2
Gastrointestinal bleeding   2
Postoperative hypoxia   2
Bronchopleural fistula   1
Chylothrax   1
Cerebral infarction   1
Total   26/94 (27.7%)
30-day mortality   0/94 (0%)
Cause of death    
Lung cancer-related death 13  
Died of nonmalignant diseases 12  
Other cancer-related death 1  
Surgical mortality 1  
Unknown 2  
Total 29  
Details of died of nonmalignant disease    
Pneumonia 5  
Cerebral infarction 2  
Heart failure 2  
Acute subdural hematoma 1  
Trauma 1  
Rupture of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm 1  

BPF: bronchopleural fistula