From: Single-port VATS combined with non-indwelling drain in ERAS: a retrospective study
Parameters | Indwelling drain | Non-indwelling drain | P |
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Operation time (min, mean ± SD) | 57.67 ± 12.91 | 58.08 ± 14.08 | 0.910 |
Postoperative complications n(%) | 3 (10) | 2 (7.69) | 1.000 |
Postoperative hospital stay (day, mean ± SD) | 5.80 ± 1.63 | 3.15 ± 1.74 | < 0.001 |
Pain score on the first day after operation | 4.50 ± 1.55 | 3.54 ± 1.30 | < 0.001 |
Pain score on the third day after operation | 4.37 ± 1.13 | 2.81 ± 1.02 | 0.012 |
Pain score on one month after operation | 1.37 ± 0.93 | 1.04 ± 0.72 | 0.143 |