Table 2.
VATS (n = 18) |
Fibrinolysis (n = 18) |
P | |
---|---|---|---|
Length of posttherapy hospitalization (d) |
6.9 ± 3.7 | 6.8 ± 2.9 | .96 |
Posttherapy days of O2 support |
2.3 ± 1.7 | 2.3 ± 2.1 | .90 |
Days to afebrile after intervention |
3.1 ± 2.7 | 3.8 ± 2.9 | .46 |
Analgesia doses | 22.3 ± 28.5 | 21.4 ± 12.0 | .90 |
Hospital charges | $11.7K ± $2.9K | $7.6K ± $5.4K | .02 |