Table 2 Relationship between patient characteristics or operative factors and postoperative complications
From: Risk factors for postoperative complications in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Variables | Postoperative complications | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Absent N = 141 | Present N = 63 | ||
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 87 (61.7%) | 51 (81.0%) | 0.007 |
 Female | 54 (38.3%) | 12 (19.0%) | |
Age, years, median (IQR) | 49 (32–57) | 47 (34–62) | 0.393 |
BMI, kg/m2,median (IQR) | 21.9 (21.0–22.9) | 21.8 (20.8–23.3) | 0.867 |
ASA grade | Â | Â | Â |
 2 | 102 (72.3%) | 30 (47.6%) | 0.001 |
 3 | 39 (27.7%) | 33 (52.4%) | |
Previous COVID-19 status | Â | Â | Â |
 Uninfected | 60 (42.6%) | 22 (34.9%) | 0.590 |
 Asymptomatic infections | 59 (41.8%) | 30 (47.6%) | |
 Mildly infected | 22 (15.6%) | 11 (17.5%) | |
Smoking (Index) | Â | Â | Â |
 Heavy smoker | 12 (8.5%) | 7 (11.1%) | 0.147 |
 Light smoker | 94 (66.7%) | 33 (52.4%) | |
 Moderate smoker | 35 (24.8%) | 23 (36.5%) | |
 FEV1%, median (IQR) | 84.2 (79.75–87.9) | 85.8 (80.1–87.6) | 0.729 |
Adhesion grade | Â | Â | Â |
 Mild | 102 (72.3%) | 18 (28.6%) | 0.001 |
 Severe | 39 (27.7%) | 45 (71.4%) | |
 DB |  |  |  |
 Present | 18 (12.8%) | 9 (14.3%) | 0.767 |
 Absent | 123 (87.2%) | 54 (85.7%) | |
HP | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 18 (12.8%) | 4 (6.3%) | 0.262 |
 Absent | 123 (87.2%) | 59 (93.7%) | |
Hemoptysis | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 46 (32.6%) | 40 (63.5%) | 0.001 |
 Absent | 95 (67.4%) | 23 (36.5%) | |
Pre BAE | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 5 (3.5%) | 6 (9.5%) | 0.081 |
 No | 136 (96.5%) | 57 (90.5%) | |
 ATB time, days, median (IQR) | 60 (0–240) | 0 (0–180) | 0.160 |
 Maximum diameter, cm, median (IQR) | 5 (3–7) | 7 (5–10) | 0.001 |
 WBC, × 109/L, median (IQR) | 5.48 (4.26–7.08) | 6.06 (4.65–8.08) | 0.085 |
 ESR, mm/h, median (IQR) | 12 (6–25.5) | 15 (7–30) | 0.381 |
 HCRP, mg/L, median (IQR) | 1.57 (0.68–6.10) | 2.2 (1.21–11.32) | 0.116 |
Location | Â | Â | Â |
 R | 67 (47.5%) | 25 (39.7%) | 0.299 |
 L | 74 (52.5%) | 38 (60.3%) | |
Operative approach | Â | Â | Â |
 VATS | 103 (73.0%) | 45 (71.4%) | 0.811 |
 OS | 38 (27.0%) | 18 (28.6%) | |
Operative procedure | Â | Â | Â |
 Sublobectomy (Seg/wedge) | 61 (43.3%) | 11 (17.5%) | 0.001 |
 Lobectomy (Lob/Lob + Seg/Lob + wedge/Pneumo) | 80 (56.7%) | 52 (82.5%) | |
 Operative times, min, median (IQR) | 180 (112.5–250) | 315 (210–380) | 0.001 |
 Operative bleeding, ml, median (IQR) | 150 (50–350) | 500 (200–1200) | 0.001 |
Transfer blood | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 12 (8.5%) | 19 (30.2%) | 0.001 |
 No | 129 (91.5%) | 44 (69.8%) | |