Table 3 Surgical outcomes after thoracic surgery
From: Perioperative management of thoracic surgery in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Outcomes | LAM |
|---|---|
Number of patients | 12 |
Ninety-day mortality | 0 |
Length of hospital stay (mean ± SD) | 27.4 ± 8.9 |
Surgical complications (Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ II) | 8 |
Arrythmias | 0 |
Chylothorax | 1 (8.3%) |
Hypoxemia | 5 (41.6%) |
Air leakage | 2 (16.6%) |
X-ray findings | |
Decreased radiolucency (POD 2) | 11 (91.6%) |
Decreased radiolucency (POD 5) | 5 (41.7%) |
Pleural effusion on the opposite side of the surgery (POD 2) | 9 (75.0%) |
Pleural effusion on the opposite side of the surgery (POD 5) | 5 (41.7%) |
Maximum weight gain after surgery | 1.0 ± 0.9 |