Table 3.
Outcomes for the 216 patients with lung cancer following Prehab.
| Parameter | Descriptor | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Surgery | 150 | 69.4 |
| Radiotherapy | 26 | 12.1 | |
| Chemotherapy | 17 | 7.9 | |
| Palliative care | 8 | 3.7 | |
| Died before any treatment | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Declined treatment or none | 13 | 6.0 | |
| Surgery | Lobectomy | 88 | 58.7 |
| Pneumonectomy | 3 | 2.0 | |
| Segmentectomy | 14 | 9.3 | |
| Wedge resection | 39 | 26.0 | |
| Endobronchial excision | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Failed trial of OLV | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Thoracotomy (open and close) | 3 | 2.0 | |
| Surgical approach | Endobronchial excision | 2 | 1.3 |
| VATS | 18 | 12 | |
| Hybrid VATS | 74 | 49.3 | |
| Thoracotomy | 55 | 36.7 | |
| Failed OLV | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Post-operative cardiorespiratory adverse events | Cardiac: | ||
| Atrial fibrillation | 17 | 11.3 | |
| Major cardiac events | 3 | 2.0 | |
| DVT | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Hypotension/hypertension | 3 | 2.0 | |
| Respiratory: | |||
| Retained secretions | 24 | 16.0 | |
| Lobar collapse/consolidation | 9 | 6.0 | |
| Respiratory infection | 4 | 2.7 | |
| Air leak | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Prolonged chest tube drainage | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Surgical emphysema (mild) | 3 | 6.7 | |
| Pneumothorax | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Post-operative Clavien-Dindo Grade of complications for each patient | None | 73 | 48.6 |
| Minor: 1 | 33 | 22.0 | |
| 2 | 29 | 19.3 | |
| Major: 3a and 3b | 9 | 6.0 | |
| 4a | 4 | 2.7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Post-operative mortality | Hospital mortality | 2 | 1.3 |
| 30 day mortality | 2 | 1.3 | |
| 90 day mortality | 7 | 4.7 | |
| 1 year mortality | 24 | 16 | |
| Recidivism (step up care) | 4 | 2.7 | |
| Post-operative length of stay in days | HDU days [median (IQR)] | 3 (3) | |
| Ward days [median (IQR)] | 3 (3) | ||
| Hospital days [median (IQR)] | 7 (6) |
Values are numbers (percentage) unless otherwise stated.
(HDU= high dependency unit; IQR= interquartile range; OLV= one lung ventilation; VATS= video assisted thoracoscopic surgery).