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Table 5 Comparison between risk score according to RC-NCD and postoperative morbidity by lobes

From: Analysis of risk factors for postoperative complications in non-small cell lung cancer: comparison with the Japanese National Clinical Database risk calculator

Procedure

RUL

RML

RLL

LUL

LLL

P value

NCD risk score

      

Mortality, median (range) (%)

0.3 (0–2.5)

0.1 (0–1.1)

0.4 (0–10.3)

0.1 (0–2.4)

0.1 (0–4.3)

 < 0.01

Mortality or severe morbidity, median (range) (%)

5.7 (1.8–19.7)

2.6 (1.2–12.2)

5.3 (1.8–27.3))

3.7 (1.2–21.6)

2.9 (1.2–16.5)

 < 0.01

Tracheal or bronchial fistula, median (range) (%)

0.2 (0–0.6)

0.1 (0–0.8)

0.6 (0.1–3.4)

0.2 (0–0.6)

0.1 (0–1.1)

 < 0.01

Respiratory disfunction, median (range) (%)

0.2 (0–1.4)

0.1 (0–0.7)

0.2 (0–2.5)

0.2 (0–2.5)

0.1 (0–4.4)

 < 0.01

Clinical data

      

Mortality or severe morbidity (%)

11.6

8.1

9.6

17.1

4.1

0.08

Tracheal or bronchial fistula (%)

0

0

0

0.9

0

0.47

Respiratory disfunction (%)

0.6

0

1.1

1.9

0

0.64

Morbidity (%)

32.5

16.2

32.9

35.2

20.3

0.06

Air leakage (%)

14.7

5.4

18.1

14.3

12.1

0.43

Arrhythmia (%)

7.9

8.1

5.3

11.4

2.7

0.23

Pneumonia (%)

1.2

0

2.1

2.8

1.3

0.76

Atelectasis (%)

4.9

2.7

3.2

1.9

2.7

0.73

  1. RC-NCD risk calculator of national clinical database, RUL right upper lobectomy, RML right middle lobectomy, RLL right lower lobectomy, LUL left upper lobectomy, LLL left lower lobectomy