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Table 2 Preoperative patient data (n = 100)

From: Single-port one-stage bilateral thoracoscopic sympathicotomy for severe hyperhidrosis: prospective analysis of a standardized approach

Variable(a)

Value

Age (y)

31.1 ± 10.0

Gender

 

Male

49 (49)

Female

51 (51)

Intervention

 

Primary thoracic intervention

99 (99)

Re-thoracic intervention after congenital cardiac surgery through a left thoracotomy

1 (1)

Form of PHH

 

Isolated Palmar

25 (25)

Isolated Axillary

37 (37)

Combined Palmar and Axillary

38 (38)

HDSS Classification

 

Class 1 (mild)

0 (0)

Class 2 (moderate)

0 (0)

Class 3 (severe)

31 (31)

Class 4 (intolerable)

69 (69)

  1. (a)Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
  2. HDSS = Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale.