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Table 4 Comparisons among major operative methods in SITS

From: Clinical application of single incision thoracoscopic surgery: early experience of 264 cases

Variables

Wedge resection, PNX (n = 194)

Wedge resection, others* (n = 32)

Lobectomy (n = 6)

Decortication (n = 11)

Mediastinal mass excision (n = 11)

Median age, years

19 (14–79)

61.5 (34–86)

50 (12–66)

59 (38–77)

45 (13–69)

Median Operation time, min

75.5 (34–208)

64.5 (30–165)

219 (160–260)

175 (84–285)

93 (39–175)

Median postoperative hospital stay, day

2 (1–14)

4 (1–36)

3.5 (3–6)

8 (5–26)

2 (1–3)

Postoperative complication

Air leak

 

Pleural

  

(n = 1)

Effusion

Wound dehiscence

(n = 1)

(n = 2)

Infection (n = 2)

Bleeding (n = 1)

Median F/U period, month

5.1 (0.1–24)

5.35 (0.8–18.4)

2.55 (0.3–9.4)

3.6 (1.5–12.6)

6.8 (0.7–22.7)

Early outcome (recurrence)

10 (5.2%)

 

NED

NED

NED

  1. *Others included interstitial lung disease, solitary pulmonary nodule, pulmonary metastases and tuberculosis.
  2. PNX, Pneumothorax; min, minute; F/U, follow up; NED, No evidence of disease.