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Table 2 Baseline and charateristics of patients who underwent reoperation for postoperative bleeding

From: Is VATS approach suitable in re-operations for postoperative hemothorax after pulmonary resection? Data analysis in a big volume thoracic center

 

VATS group

Open group

P value

Gender

  

0.056

  Male

43

44

 

  Female

19

8

 

Age (y)

55.8 ± 14.2

60.1 ± 9.1

0.056

Charlson comorbidity index (CCI)

  

0.333

  < 2

57

48

 

  ≥ 2

5

4

 

Preoperative coagulation index

   

PT (s)

11.0 ± 0.8

11.0 ± 0.9

0.479

APTT (s)

32.1 ± 4.3

31.0 ± 5.2

0.213

Side

  

0.422

  Left

30

19

 

  Right

32

33

 

Lesion

  

0.396

  Benign

14

13

 

  Malignant

48

39

 

Total drainage before re-exploration (ml)

1233 (782–1500)

1365 (800–1637)

0.051

Primary procedure

  

0.001

  VATS

54

6

 

  VATS-assisted

5

5

 

  Open

3

41

 

The time from indication to re-operation (h)

24.0 (12.0–24.0)

24.0 (12.0–48.0)

0.450

Classification of bleeding source

  

0.884

Arterial hemorrhage

39

35

 

Venous hemorrhage

7

5

 

Capillary hemorrhage

16

12