Table 3. The safety-related results.

Case number	Aspirator	Sex	Age (year)	Tumor location	Adverse events
					During operation	Post operation
1	New	Female	73	Left inferior lobe		Chylothorax
2	New	Female	69	Left inferior lobe		Chylothorax
3	New	Male	59	Left inferior lobe		Chylothorax
4	New	Male	65	Left superior lobe		Chylothorax
5	New	Female	77	Right inferior lobe		Chylothorax
6	New	Female	75	Right superior lobe		Chylothorax—reoperation
7	New	Male	55	Right inferior lobe		Chylothorax
8	New	Male	57	Right superior lobe		Chylothorax
9	Traditional	Male	69	Left superior lobe	Contralateral bronchial injury
10	Traditional	Male	47	Left inferior lobe		Chylothorax
11	Traditional	Male	77	Right superior lobe		Chylothorax
12	Traditional	Male	53	Right inferior lobe		Chylothorax
13	Traditional	Male	59	Right superior lobe		Chylothorax
14	Traditional	Female	73	Right middle lobe		Chylothorax
15	Traditional	Female	76	Right inferior lobe		Chylothorax
16	Traditional	Female	56	Left superior lobe		Chylothorax
17	Traditional	Female	73	Right inferior lobe	Bleeding of superior vena cava
18	Traditional	Female	65	Right superior lobe	Bleeding of azygos vein arch