Table 2 Perioperative clinical results of patients
Variables | Total N = 204 |
|---|---|
Surgical resection of lung cancer | |
Lobectomy | 193 |
Bilobectomy | 8 |
Pneumonectomy | 3 |
Operative time (min) | 102(76–285) |
Blood loss (mL) | 50(20–900) |
Number of dissected lymph node stations | 8(6–9) |
Number of dissected lymph nodes | 15(12–19) |
Number of dissected MLNs stations | 5(3–6) |
Number of dissected MLNs | 11(10–15) |
Postoperative drainage duration (d) | 2(1–6) |
Postoperative hospital duration(d) | 5(4–10) |
Postoperative complications | |
Lung infection | 9(4.4%) |
Atelectasis | 6(2.9%) |
Chylothorax | 1(0.5%) |
Arrhythmia | 2(1%) |
Voice hoarse | 1(0.5%) |
Others | 2(1%) |
Pathologic types | |
Squamous cell carcinomas | 64(31.4%) |
Adenocarcinoma | 121(59.3%) |
Others | 19(9.3%) |
Pathological N staging of lung cancer | |
N0 | 173(84.8%) |
N1 | 12(5.9%) |
N2a | 15(7.3%) |
N2b | 4(2.0%) |
Up-staging of N staging | |
cN0 to pN1 | 3(1.5%) |
cN1 to pN2a | 7(3.4%) |
cN2a to pN2b | 4(2.0%) |