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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul 29;103(1):296–302. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.057

Table 2.

Univariate Analysis of Operative Outcomes

Operative Outcome All Underweight Normal Overweight Obese I Obese II Obese III p Value
Primary procedure 0.0019
 Segmentectomy 2,030 (4.9) 83 (6.7) 648 (4.7) 690 (4.7) 400 (5.3) 133 (5.0) 76 (5.1)
 Lobectomy 34,779 (83.9) 1,018 (81.6) 11,661 (84.0) 12,308 (83.9) 6,286 (83.8) 2,269 (85.4) 1,237 (83.5) .
 Sleeve lobectomy 745 (1.8) 16 (1.3) 239 (1.7) 272 (1.9) 129 (1.7) 53 (2.0) 36 (2.4) .
 Bilobectomy 1,632 (3.9) 59 (4.7) 568 (4.1) 544 (3.7) 305 (4.1) 95 (3.6) 61 (4.1) .
 Pneumonectomy 2,244 (5.4) 72 (5.8) 760 (5.5) 848 (5.8) 385 (5.1) 107 (4.0) 72 (4.9) .
Procedure time, min 198.5 ± 136.1 200.3 ± 160.5 195.4 ± 139.7 198.1 ± 130.4 201.5 ± 132.3 204.8 ± 145.3 202.8 ± 135.2 <0.0001
Total intensive care unit days 2.0 (4.6) 2.8 (6.7) 2.2 (5.4) 1.9 (4.0) 1.9 (4.0) 1.9 (4.2) 2.2 (3.9) <0.0001
Postoperative length of stay, days 6.2 ± 7.1 8.0 ± 10.0 6.6 ± 7.9 5.9 ± 6.3 5.9 ± 7.1 5.8 ± 5.6 6.2 ± 5.1 <0.0001
Pulmonary complications 4,774 (11.5) 211 (16.9) 1,684 (12.1) 1,552 (10.6) 828 (11.0) 294 (11.1) 205 (13.8) <0.0001
Cardiovascular complications 6,087 (14.7) 174 (13.9) 1,998 (14.4) 2,203 (15.0) 1,108 (14.8) 392 (14.7) 212 (14.3) 0.6934
Infectious complications 1,012 (2.4) 48 (3.8) 380 (2.7) 318 (2.2) 169 (2.3) 57 (2.1) 40 (2.7) 0.0004
Other complications 2,876 (6.9) 93 (7.5) 1,012 (7.3) 990 (6.8) 494 (6.6) 180 (6.8) 107 (7.2) 0.3297
Surgical complications 8,994 (21.7) 446 (35.7) 3,701 (26.7) 2,916 (19.9) 1,296 (17.3) 398 (15.0) 237 (16.0) <0.0001
Operative mortality 698 (1.7) 23 (1.8) 240 (1.7) 246 (1.7) 121 (1.6) 42 (1.6) 26 (1.8) 0.9759
Any major complication 10,161 (24.5) 333 (26.7) 3,437 (24.8) 3,548 (24.2) 1,813 (24.2) 646 (24.3) 384 (25.9) 0.2551
Any postoperative event 16,028 (38.7) 622 (49.8) 5,763 (41.5) 5,470 (37.3) 2,700 (36.0) 917 (34.5) 556 (37.5) <0.0001

Values are n (%) or mean ± SD.

SD = standard deviation.