Table 1.
Patient characteristics. Data expressed as number (%), mean (standard deviation), or median (inter-quartile range). COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; SaO2, oxygen saturations; TLCO, transfer limit for carbon monoxide.
| Patient characteristics | n=27 |
|---|---|
| Age, yr | 67.0 (15.0) |
| Female sex | 17 (63%) |
| BMI, kg m−2 | 26.1 (3.9) |
| Preoperative pulmonary function | |
| SaO2 on air, % | 96.4 (1.7) |
| FEV1, L | 1.9 (1.6–2.4) |
| Percentage of predicted FEV1, % | 87.5 (25.1) |
| FEV1/FVC, % | 64.1 (14.8) |
| TLCO, ml kPa−1 min−1 | 5.2 (1.7) |
| Percentage of predicted TLCO, % | 66.6 (15.2) TLCO |
| Comorbidities and risk score | |
| History of cancer | 7 (25.9%) |
| Hypertension | 9 (33.3%) |
| COPD | 6 (22.2%) |
| IHD | 6 (22.2%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 |
| PVD | 5 (18.5%) |
| Obesity | 2 (7.4%) |
| Alcoholism | 0 |
| Thoracoscore | 0.7 (0.3%) |
| Resection type | |
| Pneumonectomy | 1 (3.7%) |
| Lobectomy | 22 (81.5%) |
| Bilobectomy | 4 (14.8%) |
| Segments resected | 5 (3–5) |
| Right-sided procedure | 17 (63%) |
| Pathology | |
| Primary lung cancer | 24 (88.9%) |
| Other malignant | 1 (3.7%) |
| Benign disease | 2 (7.4%) |
| Smoking status | |
| Current smoker | 13 (46.4%) |
| Ex-smoker | 12 (42.9%) |
| Never smoked | 2 (7.1%) |
| Pack years | 38.2 (21.7) |