Table 3.

Ninety-day postoperative mortality

Age	Sex	Smoking status	Stage	Histology	Comorbidities	Surgical procedure	Surgical resection	RVT	Cause of death	Days from surgery
76	M	Yes	IIA	Squamous cell carcinoma	Arterial hypertension, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, diabetes	Right pneumonectomy	R0	>10%	Surgical complication: early tracheal fistula with revision surgery	8
78	M	Yes	IIB	Squamous cell carcinoma	Arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, hypercholesterolemia	Right lower lobectomy extended to the middle lobe	R0	>10%	Infectious respiratory distress	21
64	F	Yes	IIB	Adenocarcinoma	Arterial hypertension, COPD	Right lower lobectomy	R0	>10%	Sudden death at home	40
49	F	Yes	IIB	Squamous cell carcinoma	None	Right upper lobectomy with parietectomy 2,3,4 ribs	R0	>10%	Surgical complication: hemoptysis due to an arterial lesion; respiratory distress	45

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; F, female; M, male; RVT, residual viable tumor cells (%).