Table 3 Complications within 30 days
Complications | Unmatched cohort | Propensity score-matched cohort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thoracotomy (n = 223) | VATS (n = 132) | P value | Thoracotomy (n = 102) | VATS (n = 102) | P value | |
Number of patients | 94 (42.2%) | 42 (31.8%) | 0.053 | 41 (40.2%) | 32 (31.4%) | 0.188 |
Number of events | 119 (53.4%) | 48 (36.4%) | 92 (90.2%) | 61 (59.8%) | ||
Pulmonary | 41 (18.4%) | 23 (17.4%) | 0.820 | 16 (15.7%) | 20 (19.6%) | 0.585 |
Pneumonia/empyema | 13 (5.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.018 | 5 (4.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0.063 |
ARDS | 7 (3.1%) | 4 (3%) | > 0.999 | 2 (2%) | 4 (3.9%) | 0.687 |
Prolonged air leak/pneumothorax | 16 (7.2%) | 16 (12.1%) | 0.116 | 8 (7.8%) | 15 (14.7%) | 0.167 |
Secretion retention/atelectasis | 4 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0.301 | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | > 0.999 |
Others* | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (1.5%) | 0.558 | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | > 0.999 |
Cardiac | 41 (18.4%) | 12 (9.1%) | 0.018 | 21 (20.6%) | 6 (5.9%) | 0.003 |
Arrhythmia | 40 (17.9%) | 12 (9.1%) | 0.023 | 20 (19.6%) | 6 (5.9%) | 0.004 |
MI | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | > 0.999 | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | > 0.999 |
CVA | 6 (2.7%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.265 | 3 (2.9%) | 1 (1%) | 0.625 |
Bleeding | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (1.5%) | 0.558 | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | > 0.999 |
Wound dehiscence | 4 (1.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.655 | 3 (2.9%) | 1 (1%) | 0.625 |
Others** | 26 (11.7%) | 9 (6.8%) | 0.139 | 12 (11.8%) | 6 (5.9%) | 0.180 |