Table 4 Patients' characteristics of combined subsegmentectomy, single segmentectomy, and multiple segmentectomy
From: Combined subsegmentectomy: postoperative pulmonary function compared to multiple segmental resection
CSS | Single S | Multiple S | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (y.o.) | 61 ± 9 | 67 ± 11 | 71 ± 8 |
Sex | |||
Male | 8 | 25 | 16 |
Female | 9 | 31 | 25 |
Pulmonary function | |||
VC (L) | 3.2 ± 0.7 | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 3.0 ± 0.9 |
%VC | 111 ± 12 | 100 ± 13 | 112 ± 18 |
FEV1 (L) | 2.4 ± 0.6 | 2.1 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.6 |
FVC/FEV1 | 75 ± 7 | 75 ± 7 | 71 ± 12 |
Mean tumor size (cm) | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.8† |
Location of tumor | |||
Right upper lobe | 9 | 17 | 2†† |
Right lower lobe | 3 | 15 | 10 |
Left upper lobe | 4 | 17 | 22 |
Left lower lobe | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Mean number of resected subsegments | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 5.3 ± 1.4†† |
Mean number of preserved subsegments | 5.4 ± 2.5 | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 5.0 ± 1.5 |
Total | 17 | 56 | 41 |