Table 3 Operative, post-operative data, morbidity, mortality
Variable | Group A (LC) | Group B | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Operative time | 190,9 ± 41,4 | 162 ± 47,4 | < 0,01 |
Estimated blood loss | 154 ± 152 | 122 ± 69 | NS 0,08 |
Conversion rate | 4 (8 %) | 1 (1.1 %) | 0.04 |
Chest tube duration | 5,4 ± 1,8 | 5,1 ± 1 | NS |
Hospitalization | 6,47 ± 2,5 | 5,92 ± 1,9 | NS |
Post-operative complications | 6 (12 %) | 10 (10.6 %) | NS |
• Bleeding requiring transfusions | 1 (2 %) | 1 (1.1 %) | |
• Prolonged air leak | 1 (2 %) | 4 (4.2 %) | |
• Atrial arrhythmia | 1 (2 %) | 3 (3.1 %) | |
• Acute lung injury | 0 | 1 (1.1 %) | |
• Liver failure and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 0 | 1 (1.1 %) | |
• Pneumonia | 1 (2 %) | 0 | |
• Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy | 1 (2 %) | 0 | |
• Hoarseness with normal vocal cord motility | 1 (2 %) | 0 | |
Mortality (60 days) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (1.1 %) | NS |