Sleeve lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy for non-small cell lung cancer

Table 3 Complications

Complication	Thoracotomy	VATS	p Value
Prolonged air leak	2	0
Atrial fibrillation	1	1
Atelectasis	2	0
Pneumonia	3	0
Chylothorax	1	0
Bronchopleral fistula^a	0	0
Pulmonary embolus	1	0
Total	10 (24.4 %)	1 (10.0 %)	0.57

^aOne patient in the thoracotomy group experienced bronchopleural fistula on the 46th postoperative day

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