Table 4 Clinical outcomes of patients with pre-operative diaphragm dysfunction according to diaphragm recovery at 3 months
DD at 3M (+) (n = 15) | Without DD at 3M (n = 18) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Post-transplantation | |||
Ventilator duration, days† | 20 [10–46] | 10.5 [5–32] | 0.056 |
Length of ICU stay, days† | 33 [15–70] | 17.5 [10–26] | 0.009 |
Length of hospital stay, days† | 16 [76–137] | 67.5 [48.8–114.8] | 0.056 |
Hospital mortality, N (%) | 7 (46.7) | 0 | 0.001 |
Spirometry | |||
FVC at 1 month (%) | 38.9 ± 12.7 | 46.8 ± 19.9 | 0.318 |
FVC at 3 months (%) | 59.6 ± 15.1 | 54.5 ± 19.9 | 0.606 |
Total lung volume of 3D-CT volumetry, liter† | |||
1 week | 1.7 [1.1–1.9] | 1.9 [1.3–2.6] | 0.048 |
3 months | 1.4 [1.1–2.0] | 2.5 [1.8–3.1] | 0.003 |