Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the sole operation group and the operation without pre-operative tube thoracostomy.
Sole operation | Operation after tube thoracostomy | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 713 | 310 | |
Age(years) mean ± SD | 62.36 ± 15.20 | 61.82 ± 15.62 | 0.525 |
Gender | |||
Male | 563(79.0%) | 234(75.5%) | 0.218 |
Female | 150(21.0%) | 76(24.5%) | |
CCI score | 2.74 ± 2.53 | 3.13 ± 2.46 | 0.006* |
CCI score | |||
0 | 154(21.6%) | 45(14.8%) | 0.020* |
1 ~ 2 | 241(33.8%) | 102(32.9%) | |
≧ 3 | 318(44.6%) | 162(52.3%) | |
Phase | |||
II | 568(79.7%) | 239(77.1%) | 0.355 |
III | 145(20.3%) | 71(22.9%) | |
Location | |||
Right | 421(59.0%) | 202(65.2%) | 0.098 |
Left | 285(40.0%) | 103(33.2%) | |
Bilateral | 7(1.0%) | 5(1.6%) | |
Pathogen | |||
No growth | 340(47.7%) | 104(33.5%) | < 0.001* |
Single | 288(40.4%) | 135(43.5%) | |
Multiple | 85(11.9%) | 71(22.9%) | |
Cause | |||
Pneumonia | 627(87.9%) | 201(64.8%) | < 0.001* |
From abdomen | 19(2.7%) | 18(5.8%) | |
From neck/mediastinum | 3(0.4%) | 3(1.0%) | |
Cancer related | 30(4.2%) | 33(10.6%) | |
Iatrogenic | 9(1.3%) | 23(7.4%) | |
Trauma | 3(0.4%) | 15(4.8%) | |
From esophageal | 5(0.7%) | 3(1.0%) | |
Others | 17(2.4%) | 14(4.5%) | |
Lab data | |||
WBC, Mean ± SD (/µL) | 14107.98 ± 6669.87 | 13493.71 ± 6493.04 | 0.169 |
ANC, Mean ± SD (/µL) | 11828.31 ± 6691.97 | 11389.00 ± 6119.64 | 0.493 |
