Abstract:The 92 patients had air leakage at the time of transferring to intensive care unit or recovery room (postoperative air leakage: POAL). The log data of these 89 patients were analyzed retrospectively and We examined their characteristics using univariate and multivariate manners in logistic regression analysis. Result: The median age at the time of pulmonary resection in these 89 patients (72 men and 17 women) was 72 years (range, 40 to 86 years). The 75 patients (84%) had smoking history. The 17 patients (19%)… Show more
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