Table 2 Postoperative data of patients who underwent uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy using NIF imaging or inflation-deflation method.(POD: Post-Operation Day)
Perioperative outcomes | NIF-VATS(n = 92) | ID-VATS(n = 92) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Operation time (range) (min) | 79 ± 29 | 96 ± 38 | < 0.01 |
Blood loss (range) (ml) | 46 ± 32 | 58 ± 36 | 0.38 |
Not clear intersegmental plane | 8(8.6%) | 33(35.8%) | < 0.01 |
Number of lymph node resection | 3.2(1–6) | 3.4(1–6) | 0.85 |
Drainage duration (range) (days) | 4.6 ± 2.9 | 5.9 ± 3.3 | 0.02 |
Hospital stays after surgery | 5.6 ± 2.1 | 7.1 ± 3.2 | 0.01 |
Pathology | 0.77 | ||
AAH | 3 | 3 | |
AIS | 24 | 22 | |
MIA | 30 | 29 | |
IAC | 29 | 33 | |
Other benign lesion | 6 | 5 | |
Postoperative early complications | |||
Pulmonary infection | 1(1.0%) | 1(1.0%) | 1 |
Prolonged air leak (> 5 days), n (%) | 7(7.6%) | 13(14.1%) | 0.01 |
Postoperative hemoptysis | 21(22.8%) | 24(26.0%) | 0.25 |
Irritable cough | 19(20.6%) | 25(23.5%) | 0.35 |
Atelectasis | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1 |
Chylothorax | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1 |
Phrenic nerve palsy | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1 |
Atrial fibrillation | 5(5.4%) | 5(5.4%) | 1 |
Pleural effusion required drainage | 6(6.5%) | 8(8.7%) | 0.19 |
Mortality | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postoperative wound pain | |||
VAS score(POD1) | 2.9(2–6) | 3.0(2–7) | 0.53 |
VAS score(POD3) | 2.8(1–6) | 2.7(1–7) | 0.68 |
VAS score(POD7) | 1.6(0–5) | 1.7(0–5) | 0.47 |
VAS score(POD30) | 1.1(0–3) | 1.1(0–3) | 0.65 |
VAS score(POD60) | 0.6(0–1) | 0.7(0–2) | 0.87 |