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Table 3 Perioperative findings

From: Surgery in congenital lung malformations: the evolution from thoracotomy to VATS, 10-year experience in a single center

Variables

Value

Operation, n (%)

➢ Cyst excision

42(44.7)

➢ Lobectomy

30(31.9)

➢ Wedge resection

13(13.8)

➢ Segmentectomy

8(8.5)

➢ Pneumonectomy

1(1.1)

Postoperative length of hospital stays, day, median (range)

5(2–10)

Drainage duration, day, median (range)

5(1–18)

Intraoperative complication, n

➢ Esophageal laceration

2

➢ Bronchial laceration

1

➢ Total (%)

3(3.2)

Perioperative complication, n (%)

➢ Prolonged air leakage

11(11.7)

➢ Hemorrhage

1(1.1)

➢ Pneumonia

1(1.1)

➢ Total

13(13.8)