Table 3.

Posture related parameters of the three groups

Variables	Supine n = 105	Lateral n = 388	Prone n = 199	P
Total complications localization time(min) Chest pain scores	69(65.7%) 9(8–11) 2(1–3)	227(58.5%) 9(7–13) 2(1–3)	88(44.2%) 9(7–11) 4(2–5)	0.001 0.035 0.001
Decoupling operation time(min)	7(6.7%) 85(60–145)	18(4.6%) 90(67.5–150)	22(11.1%) 85(65–139)	0.014 0.356
intraoperative bleeding(ml)	10(10–30)	10(10–30)	10(10–20)	0.673
first-day drainage(ml)	145(75–220)	150(100–225)	150(90–250)	0.491