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. 2017 Aug;9(8):2587–2598. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.96

Table 6. ICU admission.

No. Age (years) Sex BMI (kg/m2) FEV1 (%) Procedure Cause of ICU admission Management
1 76 Male 21.8 69 Wedge resection of the RML Postoperative bleeding due to massive pleural adhesions, reintervention with thoracotomy Component therapy
2 20 Male 19.9 NA Bullectomy of RUL and pleurodesis Reintervention due to internal surgical wound bleeding Component therapy
3 71 Female 18.7 108.9 Wedge resections of LUL and LLL Pancytopenia complicated with hemothorax Component therapy
4 65 Female 28.2 87 Pleural biopsy Pneumonia complicated with pleural effusion Antibiotics and chemical pleurodesis
5 77 Female 15.8 88 LUL lobectomy Intraoperative bleeding due to arterial tear, with conversion to tracheal intubation and thoracotomy Component therapy

BMI, body mass index; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; ICU, intensive care unit; RML, right-middle lobe; RUL, right-upper lobe; LUL, left-upper lobe; LLL, left-lower lobe.