Table 4.
Postoperative outcomes by change from pre- to postinduction DLCO status
| Characteristic | Impaired- normal (N=19) |
Both impaired (N=25) |
Both normal (N=418) |
Normal- impaired (N=57) |
Pre- only (N=426) |
P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOS | 7.0 (6.0-8.5) | 4.0 (4.0-7.0) | 5.0 (4.0-7.0) | 6.0 (4.0-7.0) | 5.0 (4.0-7.0) | 0.074 |
| Respiratory complication | 6 (32) | 4 (16) | 56 (13) | 15 (26) | 81 (19) | 0.023 |
| In-hospital complication | 9 (47) | 7 (28) | 138 (33) | 35 (61) | 150 (35) | <0.001 |
| Major complicationb | 2 (11) | 3 (12) | 33 (7.9) | 7 (12) | 32 (7.5) | 0.7 |
| 30-day mortality | 0 (0) | 2 (8.0) | 5 (1.2) | 4 (7.0) | 5 (1.2) | 0.002 |
Data are median (interquartile range) or no. (%). “Impaired” defined as DLCO <50%; “normal” defined as DLCO ≥50%. DLCO, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay.
a
Statistical tests performed: Kruskal-Wallis test; chi-squared test of independence.
b
Major complications: Clavien-Dindo grade ≥3.23