[Table/Fig-1]:
Postoperative events | No. of patients (n=47) | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Complications | None | 34 | 70.3 |
Minor | 10 | 21.3 | |
Major* | 3 | 6.4 | |
Pneumothorax (post chest tube removal) | Immediate | 4 | 8.5 |
Remote | 1 | 2.1 | |
Total | 5 | 10.6 | |
Home oxygen requirement | 2 | 4.3 | |
Urinary retention | 1 | 2.1 | |
Nausea and vomiting | 1 | 2.1 | |
Post thoracotomy syndrome | 1 | 2.1 | |
Mortality at 30 days | Total | 4 | 8.5 |
Procedure related | 1 | 2.1 | |
Non-procedure related† | 3 | 6.4 |
* Re-intubation or prolonged intubation of three of 45 patients not intubated prior to surgery, includes one mortality
† two urgent in patients, one elective considered non-procedure related due to severity of ILD prior to biopsy