Table 3 Operation-related factors
Characteristics | No. of patients |
|---|---|
Preoperative chemotherapy for lung resection | |
Yes | 2 (5%) |
No | 35 (95%) |
Presence of GGO component by preoperative CT | |
Yes | 12 (32%) |
No | 25 (68%) |
Location of tumor | |
Right upper lobe | 9 (24%) |
Right middle lobe | 1 (3%) |
Right lower lobe | 10 (27%) |
Left upper lobe | 16 (43%) |
Left lower lobe | 1 (3%) |
Tumor size (mm) | |
Mean ± SD | 23 ± 11 |
Range | 6–56 |
Approach | |
Thoracotomy | 17 (46%) |
VATS | 20 (54%) |
Type of resection | |
Lobectomy | 19 (51%) |
Segmentectomy | 8 (22%) |
Partial resection | 10 (27%) |
Lymph node dissection | |
Not done | 14 (38%) |
Sampling | 6 (16%) |
Hilar | 3 (8%) |
Mediastinal | 14 (38%) |
Operation time (min) | 210 ± 99 |
Blood loss (g) | 208 ± 382 |