Table 1 Patients' characteristics of the pleural closure and mesh-cover groups
Pleural closure | Mesh-cover | |
|---|---|---|
Mean age (y.o.) | 70 ± 9 | 68 ± 11 |
Male | 29 | 12 |
Female | 32 | 24 |
Pulmonary function | ||
VC (L) | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.8 |
%VC (%) | 110 ± 14 | 112 ± 16 |
FEV1 (L) | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 2.2 ± 0.6 |
FEV1/FVC (%) | 73 ± 11 | 74 ± 8 |
Location of tumor | ||
Right upper lobe | 10 | 9 |
Right lower lobe | 16 | 9 |
Left upper lobe | 25 | 14 |
Left lower lobe | 10 | 4 |
Number of resected segments | ||
One segment | 30 | 26 |
Two segments | 27 | 9 |
More than 3 segments | 4 | 1 |
Total number of patients | 61 | 36 |