TABLE 1.
Characteristics of patients who underwent pneumonectomy or sleeve lobectomy
| Characteristic | Pneumonectomy (N = 31) | Sleeve lobectomy (N = 30) | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 65.23 ± 10.47 | 64.93 ± 8.25 | 0.9057 |
| Sex | 0.2205 | ||
| Male | 23 | 26 | |
| Female | 8 | 4 | |
| Histology | 0.0274 | ||
| Squamous | 13 | 21 | |
| Non‐squamous | 18 | 9 | |
| Tumor location side | 0.0002 | ||
| Left | 23 | 10 | |
| Right | 8 | 20 | |
| Lobe | 0.0119 | ||
| Upper lobe | 15 | 25 | |
| Middle lobe | 1 | 1 | |
| Lower lobe | 15 | 4 | |
| Size (mm) | 49.87 ± 18.00 | 35.39 ± 13.43 | 0.0012 |
| p‐Nodal status | 0.7418 | ||
| N0 | 8 | 10 | |
| N1 | 10 | 10 | |
| N2 | 13 | 10 | |
| p‐Stage | 0.1715 | ||
| IA/IB | 2 | 6 | |
| IIA/IIB | 6 | 8 | |
| IIIA/IIIB | 23 | 16 | |
| Operation time (min) | 202.9 ± 57.71 | 319.44 ± 59.48 | 0.004 |
| Blood loss (mL) | 294.9 ± 300.99 | 287.93 ± 241.79 | 0.9232 |
| Duration of chest drainage (day) | 2.27 ± 0.75 | 9.00 ± 3.43 | <0.001 |
| Postoperative hospitalization (day) | 30.00 ± 37.31 | 27.00 ± 21.54 | 0.6595 |
| Mortality (%) | |||
| 30 day | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 90 day | 9.6 | 0 | |
| Chemotherapy | 4 | 6 | |
| Radiotherapy | 0 | 4 | |
| Incidence of complication, total | 10 | 10 | |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 3 | 0 | |
| Bronchopleural fistula | 1 | 2 | |
| Prolonged air leakage | 0 | 2 | |
| Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy | 2 | 0 | |
| Other | 4 | 6 |