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Table 3 Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis comparing serious and no serious complication was performed using forward regression analysis

From: Safety and efficacy of outpatient bronchoscopy in lung transplant recipients - a single centre analysis of 3,197 procedures

 

Univariate analysis, chi-square

Multivariate analysis

Variable

Serious complications, number (%)

Non serious complications number (%)

P Value

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P value

Number

74 (2.3)

3,092 (97.6)

   

Resident niveau, yes

19 (25.3)

1353 (434)

0.002

 

0.069

Oxygen, yes

9 (12)

136 (4.4)

0.006

2.58 (1.21; 5.13)

0.013

Acute indication, yes

58 (77.3)

2,016 (64.6)

0.027

 

0.78

Age >60 years, yes

16 (21.3)

554 (17.8)

0.25

 

0.32

Age <25 years, yes

9 (12)

211 (6.8)

0.09

 

0.09

Time >20 min, yes

30 (40)

956 (30.6)

0.09

 

0.27

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, yes

36 (48)

1,191 (38.2)

0.09

 

0.15

Balloon, yes

14 (18.9)

106 (3.4)

<0.001

5.8 (3.0; 11.5)

< 0.001

TBB, yes

3 (4.1)

718 (23.2)

<0.001

5.85 (1.827; 18.770)

0.003

BAL, yes

51 (68.9)

2,551 (82.2)

0.006

 

0.8

Argon therapy, yes

18 (24.3)

452 (14.6)

0.03

 

0.44

Sedation, yes

23 (30.7)

436 (14)

<0.001

2.12 (1.2; 3.6)

0.005

Mitomycin. yes

2 (2.7)

126 (4.1)

0.76

4.82 (1.064; 21.853)

0.041

Anti-tussive, yes

0

10 (0.3)

1

  
  1. All P values are two sided. BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CI, confidence interval; TBB, transbroncheal biopsy.