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