Table 2 Surgical outcomes between the two groups
From: The three steps method for uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy
Surgical outcomes | Groups | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Three steps method (n = 48) | Traditional method (n = 47) | ||
Thoracoscopic procedure (min) | 110.04 ± 33.01 | 146.64 ± 34.46 | < 0.001 |
Blood loss (ml) | 136.46 ± 103.52 | 134.04 ± 88.53 | 0.903 |
Conversion to multi-port or open surgery | 1(2.08%) | 2(4.26%) | 0.545 |
Day 1, chest tube drainage (ml) | 173.23 ± 71.34 | 157.87 ± 70.25 | 0.293 |
Duration with tube (day) | 4.83 ± 1.71 | 5.28 ± 2.08 | 0.259 |
Complications | 12(25.00%) | 13(27.66%) | 0.769 |
Air leakage | 6(12.50%) | 8(17.02%) | – |
Hemorrhage | 0(0.00%) | 0(0.00%) | – |
Pulmonary infection | 7(14.58%) | 6(12.77%) | – |
Length of hospital stays (day) | 6.92 ± 1.76 | 7.72 ± 2.20 | 0.051 |
Number of reloads | 6.65 ± 0.84 | 7.11 ± 0.96 | 0.014 |
Number of lymph node | 11.83 ± 2.85 | 12.53 ± 2.78 | 0.229 |
Perioperative mortality (%) | 0 | 0 | – |