Table 5. Complications and outcomes.
| Complication | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleeding | 2 | 14/204 | 6.9% |
| Empyema | 1 | 2/42 | 4.8% |
| Wall infection | 2 | 2/204 | 1% |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 8/204 | 3.9% |
| Prolonged air leak | 1 | 5/162 | 3.1% |
| Persistent pleural pocket | 1 | 3/162 | 1.9% |
| Postoperative haemothorax | 1 | 1/162 | 0.6% |
| Other outcome | |||
| Lost to follow up | 1 | 53/71 | 74.7% |
| Progression | 1 | 122/421 | 28.9% |
| Outcomes | |||
| Mortality | 6 | 247/914 | 27% |
| Survival (1 year) | 3 | 164/289 | 56.7% |
| Survival (5 year) | 1 | 9/67 | 13% |
| Metastasis | 2 | 965/1,255 | 76.9% |
| Morbidity | 2 | 39/504 | 7.7 |
| Recurrence | 3 | 31/271 | 11.4% |