Table 2 Patients’ background
From: Prediction of preoperative intrathoracic adhesions for ipsilateral reoperations: sliding lung sign
Variable | N = 5 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 73.8 [67–78] |
Gender | 6 male; 3 female |
Smoking history | |
Heavy smokers | 4 |
No smoker | 1 |
Asbestos history | 1 |
Left-sided disease | 1 |
Restrictive lung disease | 0 |
Obstructive lung disease | 3 |
Interstitial lung disease | 1 |
Previous breast cancer | 3 |
Previous prostate cancer | 4 |
Previous kidney cancer | 2 |
Surgical approach | 9 VATS |
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 95 [120 ± 35] |
Duration of chest tube (days) | 3 [2–7] |
Duration of surgery (min) | 145 ± 38 |
Postoperative hospitalization (days) | 4 [3–8] |
Persistent air leaks (> 5 days) | 1 |