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Table 4 Summarized surgical outcomes of patients who underwent completion lobectomy long after segmentectomy

From: Outcomes of completion lobectomy long after segmentectomy

 

VATS CL

(N = 5)

Thoracotomy CL

(N = 5)

p-value

Pulmonary lobe targeted for CL

LUL 0

LUL 3 (60%)

 

LLL 1 (20%)

LLL 1 (20%)

RUL 2 (40%)

RUL 1 (20%)

RLL 1 (20%)

RLL 0

RML + RLL 1 (20%)

RML + RLL 0

Operative time (min) [range]

295 [279–389]

339 [201–458]

0.55

Intraoperative blood loss volume (mL) [range]

350 [200–950]

500 [160–6870]

0.84

Severe hilum adhesion

3 (60%)

4 (80%)

0.49

PA taping

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

 

PA injury

1 (20%)

2 (40%)

0.49

Chest tube duration (days) [range]

3 [2–7]

2 [1–7]

0.69

Interval between segmentectomy and CL (months) [range]

40 [4–52]

48 [2–108]

0.55

Operation-related mortality

0

0

 
  1. Values are expressed as n (%) and median [range]
  2. CL completion lobectomy, LUL left upper lobe, LLL left lower lobe, RUL right upper lobe, RML right middle lobe, RLL right lower lobe, PA pulmonary artery