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Hospital morbidity (n = 146) |
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| N |
% |
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|
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| Any complications |
53 |
36.3 |
|
|
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| Wound infection |
5 |
3.4 |
|
|
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| Postoperative bleeding |
3 |
2.1 |
|
|
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| Pneumonia |
24 |
16.4 |
|
|
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| Sepsis |
1 |
0.7 |
|
|
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| Bronchopleural fistula |
2 |
1.4 |
|
|
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| Empyema |
1 |
0.7 |
|
|
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| Drainage of fluid or air |
5 |
3.4 |
|
|
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| Deep venous thrombosis |
1 |
0.7 |
|
|
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| Pulmonary embolism |
3 |
2.1 |
|
|
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| Respiratory failure |
10 |
6.8 |
|
|
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| Myocardial infarction |
5 |
3.4 |
|
|
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| Heart failure |
3 |
2.1 |
|
|
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| Atrial fibrillation |
9 |
6.2 |
|
|
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| Renal failure (creatinine>140) |
2 |
1.4 |
|
|
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| Multi organ failure |
1 |
0.7 |
|
|
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| Cerebral infarction |
2 |
1.4 |
|
|
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| Other complications |
4 |
2.7 |
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Data are presented as number of positive samples/all samples (%). Two patients were excluded because of insufficient information. | ||
Roth et al. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008 8:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-8-22 |
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