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Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May 31;160(5):1331–1345.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.171

Table 3.

Adverse events entire cohort (N=93)

Grade 1/2 AEs Grade 3/4 AEs
Atrial fibrillation (20)
Atelectasis (18)
Pneumothorax (17)
Effusion (16)
Pain (5)
Pneumonia (4)
Chylothorax (3)
Hypotension (3)
Hypocalcemia (3)
Rash (2)
Constipation (2)
Anemia (2)
ACS, arterial injury, atrial flutter, confusion, diarrhea, esophagitis, hypoglycemia, ileus, narcotic OD (1)
Pneumonitis (5)
Pneumonia (4)
Respiratory failure (3)
RLN injury (3)
Dyspnea (3)
Pulmonary edema (3)
Atelectasis (2)
Pulmonary embolus (2)
AKI, anemia, aspiration, bronchial obstruction, chylothorax, DTs, effusion, empyema, esophagitis, hemorrhage, hypocalcemia, hyponatremia, hypotension, hypoxia, lymphopenia, necrotic muscle flap, sepsis, ventricular arrhythmia, UTI, wound infection (1)
Grade 5 AEs
Demographic Resection EGFR AB Gr 5AE POD
43 M R pneumonectomy No PPE 6
52 M Bilobectomy Yes Hemorrhage 23
61 M Lobectomy Yes BPF 28
63 F L pneumonectomy Yes Aspiration 29
71 F Lobectomy Yes Pneumonitis 45

AE, adverse event; CT, cardiothoracic; ACS, acute coronary syndrome, OD, overdose; AKI, acute kidney injury; DTs, delirium tremors; UTI, urinary tract infection; M male: F, female: EGFR AB, panitumab; R, right; L, left; PPE, post-pneumonectomy pulmonary edema; BPF, broncho-pleural fistula; POD, post-opertative day. Events were reported by each institution per the NCI common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) v3 in 0229 and v4 in 0839.