Table 1.
Patients’ clinical and pathological features.
| Variables | Overall, n: 42 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 65.4 ± 7.8 |
| Sex (male) | 19 (45.24%) |
| BMI | 25.6 ± 5.1 |
| ASA score | |
| 1 | 24 (57.14%) |
| 2 | 6 (14.29%) |
| 3 | 11 (26.19%) |
| 4 | 1 (2.38%) |
| Smokers | |
| No | 8 (19.05%) |
| Former | 18 (42.86%) |
| Yes | 16 (38.10%) |
| Predictive postoperative FEV1% | 91.2 ± 19.1 |
| Predictive postoperative- FVC% | 92.1 ± 18.3 |
| Tiffeneau index (FEV1/FVC) % | 75.4 ± 7.0 |
| Predictive postoperative DLCO% | 82.2 ± 16.3 |
| Predictive postoperative KCO% | 89.5 ± 15.9 |
| Histology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 34 (81%) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 2 (5%) |
| Typical carcinoid tumor | 6 (14%) |
| pTNM | |
| ypT0N0 | 2 (5%) |
| T1aN0 | 5 (12%) |
| T1bN0 | 15 (36%) |
| T1cN0 | 4 (10%) |
| T1cN2a | 1 (2%) |
| T2aN0 | 9 (22%) |
| T2bN0 | 1 (2%) |
| T2bN2b | 1 (2%) |
| T3N0 | 3 (7%) |
| T3N2a | 1 (2%) |
| Surgery | |
| RUL | 18 (43%) |
| RML | 3 (7%) |
| RLL | 5 (12%) |
| LUL | 10 (24%) |
| LLL | 6 (14%) |
| Operative time (min) | 145.1 ± 38.3 |
RUL = Right upper lobectomy; RML: Right middle lobectomy, RLL = Right lower lobectomy; LUL: Left upper lobectomy; LLL: Left Lower lobectomy.