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Table 2 Post-operative outcomes

From: The "cut-in patch-out" technique for Pancoast tumor resections results in postoperative pain reduction: a case control study

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

  1. 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.