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Table 1 Characteristics and operative variables of patients included in this study who underwent nonpulmonary and pulmonary surgeries

From: Survey of acute exacerbation after nonpulmonary surgery in patients with interstitial pneumonia

Characteristics

Nonpulmonary surgeries (n = 220)

Pulmonary surgeries (n = 32)

Age (years)

70 [62–77]

61 [43–74.5]

Males

114 (52%)

26 (81.3%)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.7 [19.0–23.9]

22.3 [18.2–24.1]

Ever smoker

74 (33.6%)

16 (50%)

Past acute exacerbation

1 (0.5%)

0 (0%)

KL-6 (U/mL)

481 [319–778]

519 [336–789.5]

LDH (U/L)

212 [180–251]

211 [184.5–231.5]

CRP (mg/dL)

0.3 [0.1–1.6]

0.2 [0.1–0.7]

Usual interstitial pneumonia pattern

26 (11.8%)

2 (6.3%)

%VC (%)

84.5 [71.4–95.6]

96.5 [89.2–99.0]

FEV1/FVC (%)

94.8 [91.9–101.5]

96.1 [93.9–100.2]

%DLCO (%)

62.0 [44.1–81.2]

67.3 [62.5–78.5]

ASA-PS (1/2/3/4/missing)

6/119/60/9/23

2/15/10/4/1

Emergency surgery

31 (14.1%)

15 (46.9%)

Duration of anesthesia (min)

209.5 [139.5–349.0]

266 [167.5–381]

Blood loss (mL)

50 [0–214]

19 [0–430]

  1. Continuous variables were presented as medians [interquartile range]. Categorical variables were presented as numbers (percentage). KL-6 Klebs von den Lungen-6, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, CRP C-reactive protein, VC vital capacity, FEV1/FVC forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity, DLCO diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification