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Table 3 Mortality and morbidity of VATS lung biopsies

From: The efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lung biopsies in patients with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study of 66 patients

30-day mortality: 1.5%

 

Other major complications: 0%

 

Minor complications: 28.8%

 
 

Small pneumothorax: 10.6%

 

LRTI: 6.1%

 

Surgical emphysema: 4.5%

 

Prolonged neuropathic pain: 4.5%

 

Delayed wound healing: 3%

 

Persistent air leak: 1.5%

Conversion to open lung biopsy: 0%

 

Chest drain duration: 1.15 days

 

Hospital stay: 3.53 days