Table 3 Perioperative results of 205 cases
From: Is chest tube drainage necessary after subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy?
Factors | Total (n = 205) | Group Aa (n = 115) | Group Ba (n = 90) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Operation time (min)b | 145 ± 48 | 163 ± 51 | 122 ± 32 | P < 0.0001 |
Blood loss (ml)b | 40 ± 24 | 45 ± 26 | 34 ± 19 | 0.001 |
Duration of postoperative hospital stay (day)b | 8.1 ± 1.6 | 8.3 ± 1.8 | 7.8 ± 1.2 | 0.095 |
Postoperative thoracic complications (effusion or pneumothorax) | ||||
No thoracic complications | 155 | 81 | 74 | 0.073 |
Not requiring thoracocentesis | 37 | 27 | 10 | |
Requiring thoracocentesis | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
Other complications | ||||
Dyspnea | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.181 |
Phrenic nerve paralysis | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Death | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Duration of chest drainage (day)b | 1.7 ± 0.6 | |||
Chest tube drainage (ml)b | ||||
POD1 | 139 ± 52 | |||
POD2 | 102 ± 47 | |||
Postoperative pain VAS score b | ||||
Surgery day | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | P < 0.0001 | |
POD 1 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | P < 0.0001 |
POD 2 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | P < 0.0001 |
POD 3 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 0.066 |