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Table 1 Patient characteristics of the hemothorax (HTX) and non-hemothorax (No HTX) group with corresponding p values

From: Hemothorax following lung transplantation: incidence, risk factors, and effect on morbidity and mortality

Characteristics

HTX (N = 17)

No HTX (N = 115)

P

Age (years)

52

55

0.39

Gender (male)

13/17 (76 %)

55/114 (48 %)

0.038

LAS

57

51

0.27

Previous thoracotomy

7/17 (41 %)

33/115 (29 %)

0.40

Bilateral Lung Transplant

6/17 (35 %)

33/115 (29 %)

0.58

Pre-tx mPAP

27

29

0.41

Pre-tx Hemoglobin

12.7

12.3

0.51

Pre-tx Platelet

242,000

259,000

0.52

Pre-tx Full Anticoagulation

1/17 (6 %)

9/115 (8 %)

1.00

Pre-tx Aspirin

4/17 (24 %)

26/115 (23 %)

1.00

Pre-tx Mechanical Ventilation

1/17 (6 %)

4/115 (3 %)

0.50

Ischemic Time (minutes)

221

186

0.15

Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

11/17 (65 %)

65/115 (57 %)

0.61

Moderate-dense adhesions

7/17 (41 %)

33/115 (29 %)

0.40

Intraoperative Transfusion: Units of PRBCs

2.0

0.9

0.24

Post-tx Hemoglobin

10.5

10.6

0.78

Post-tx Platelet

157,000

168,000

0.49

Post-tx INR

1.3

1.4 (N = 113)

0.21

Post-tx PTT

40

37

0.66

P/F Nadir by 72 hours

224

256

0.19

Underlying Lung Disease:

 COPD

1

19

NS

 Bronchiectasis

0

4

 

 IPF

6

39

 ILD

3

32

 Sarcoidosis

4

12

 Re-transplantation

2

4

 Other

1

5

  1. COPD Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, ILD Interstitial lung disease, IPF Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, LAS lung allocation score, mPAP mean pulmonary artery pressure, NS Not significant, PRBCs packed red blood cells, P/F PaO2/FiO2 ratio, TX transplant