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Published on 23 de enero de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.01.2946
Surgical outcomes, survival and prognostic factors in a cohort of lung cancer patients operated at the University of Chile Clinical Hospital
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Characterization of postoperative complications.
| Prolonged air leak (> 7 days) | 4 | 3.7 |
| Respiratory failure | 2 | 1.9 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1.9 |
| Pulmonary thromboembolism | 3 | 2.8 |
| Intraoperative hemorrhagic shock | 2 | 1.9 |
| Pleural empyema w/bronchopleural fistula | 2 | 1.9 |
| Pleural empyema w/bronchopleural fistula | 4 | 3.7 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 0.9 |
| Pleural effusion | 1 | 0.9 |
| Intraoperative cardiorespiratory arrest | 1 | 0.9 |
| Hemothorax | 1 | 0.9 |
| Residual cavity | 1 | 0.9 |
| Acute pulmonary edema | 1 | 0.9 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 1 | 0.9 |
| Delirium | 1 | 0.9 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 0.9 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 | 0.9 |
| Laparotomy | 1 | 0.9 |
| Pleurodesis by videothoracoscopy | 1 | 0.9 |
| Thoracotomy | 5 | 4.7 |
Data from the cohort of lung cancer patients operated on with curative intent at the Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, period from 2004 to 2015.
Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.