Table 2

Hospital morbidity (n = 146)


N
%

Any complications
53
36.3

Wound infection
5
3.4

Postoperative bleeding
3
2.1

Pneumonia
24
16.4

Sepsis
1
0.7

Bronchopleural fistula
2
1.4

Empyema
1
0.7

Drainage of fluid or air
5
3.4

Deep venous thrombosis
1
0.7

Pulmonary embolism
3
2.1

Respiratory failure
10
6.8

Myocardial infarction
5
3.4

Heart failure
3
2.1

Atrial fibrillation
9
6.2

Renal failure (creatinine>140)
2
1.4

Multi organ failure
1
0.7

Cerebral infarction
2
1.4

Other complications
4
2.7

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