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. 2020 Nov 30;31:100663. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100663

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).