Table 2.
Variables defining treatment efficacy.
| Variable | Total(n = 206) | OA Group (n = 93) | NA Group (n = 113) | p-value |
| Treatment Failure | 46 (22.3%) | 18 (19.3%) | 28 (24.7%) | 0.35 |
| Patient Death | 31 (15.1%) | 13 (13.9%) | 18 (15.9%) | |
| Pleural Space Reintervention | 19 (9.2%) | 6 (6.45%) | 13 (11.5%) | |
| Cases with complications* | 83 (40.2%) | 45 (48.3%) | 38 (33.6%) | 0.04 |
| Total number of complications | 110 | 60 | 50 | |
| Intraoperative blood transfusion | 63 | 34 | 29 | |
| DVT | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Prolonged air leak | 13 | 6 | 7 | |
| Chylothorax | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Diaphragmatic lesion | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| High Response Atrial Fibrillation | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bronchopneumonia | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| Surgical Wound Infection | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seroma | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Subcutaneous Emphysema | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Operation Room time (min)+ | 200.8±87 | 198.6±82.6 | 202.7±90.8 | 0.74 |
| ICU postoperative stay (days) | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-3) | 0.045 |
| Thoracostomy tube drainage (days) | 6 (5-11) | 6 (5-8) | 7 (5-14) | 0.09 |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 9 (7-16) | 8 (7-14) | 10 (7-19) | 0.14 |
The data are presented as either n (%), median ± standard deviation or p50 (p25-p75). OA, old algorithm; NA, new algorithm; ICU, intensive care unit; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; *, number of patients with at least one complication; ?time spent between the patient's entrance to and exit from the surgical room.