Table 2 Surgical data and perioperative outcomes after pulmonary resection in ILD patients

Surgical approach

 Thoracotomy

10 (12.8)

7 (12.1)

3 (15)

1.000

 VATS

68 (87.2)

51 (87.9)

17 (85)

Extent of resection

 Sublobar resection¹

49 (62.8)

41 (70.7)

8 (40)

0.037

 Lobectomy

26 (33.3)

15 (25.9)

11 (55)

 Extended resection²

3 (3.8)

2 (3.4)

1 (5)

Systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection

50 (64.1)

33 (56.9)

17 (85)

0.024

Operation time (minute), Median (range)

107.5 (15–440)

102.5 (15–300)

130 (60–440)

0.012^b

Intraoperative blood loss(ml), Median (range)

50 (5-700)

30 (5-700)

100 (20–600)

0.000^b

Intraoperative accident or blood transfusion

12 (15.4)

7 (12.1)

5 (25)

0.167

Thoracic drainage volume(ml), Median (range)

620 (30-5100)

500 (30-3000)

1025 (300–5100)

0.001

Thoracic drainage duration(day), Median (range)

3 (1–13)

3 (1–9)

4 (1–13)

0.003

Postoperative hospital stay (day), Median (range)

10 (3–90)

9 (3–90)

13 (5–41)

0.007

Postoperative 30-day mortality

3 (3.8)

0 (0)

3 (15)

0.020

Postoperative 90-day mortality

3 (3.8)

0 (0)

3 (15)

0.020