|
Outcome
|
Cut-in patch out (n = 25)
|
Thoracotomy (n = 16)
|
pvalue
|
|---|
|
Length of stay in days (SD)
|
13.1 (±7.42)
|
12.6 (±6.11)
|
0.82
|
|
Mean days on IV narcotics (SD)
|
6.2 (±3.75)
|
6.0 (±3.39)
|
0.86
|
|
Morbidity
|
7 (28.0%)
|
4 (25.0%)
|
0.83
|
|
Wound Infection
|
1 (4.0%)
|
1 (6.3%)
|
0.74
|
|
Pneumonia
|
4 (16.0%)
|
3 (18.8%)
|
0.82
|
|
Reintubation
|
5 (24.0%)
|
5 (31.3%)
|
0.65
|
|
Tracheostomy
|
3 (12.0%)
|
4 (25.0%)
|
0.51
|
|
Pulmonary Embolism
|
2 (8.0%)
|
1 (6.3%)
|
0.83
|
|
Bronchopleural Fistula
|
1 (4.0%)
|
1 (6.3%)
|
0.74
|
|
Mortality
| | | |
|
30-day mortality
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
1.00
|
|
90-day mortality
|
1 (4.0%)
|
1 (6.3%)
|
0.97
|
|
Mean days on oral narcotics (SD)
|
80.6 (±62.4)
|
158.2 (±119.2)
|
<0.01
|
|
Alive at 5 years (%)
|
12 (48.0%)
|
2 (12.5%)
|
0.04
|
|
Recurrence at 5 years (%)
|
6 (24.0%)
|
10 (62.5%)
|
0.02
|
|
Site of Recurrence
| | | |
|
Local (%)
|
2 (8.0%)
|
3 (18.8%)
|
0.36
|
|
Distant (%)
|
4 (16.0%)
|
7 (43.8%)
|
0.07
|
- Categorical data presented as a number (%) while continuous data presented as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise stated. p-values represent with either independent sample t-test or chi-squared as dictated by data type.
