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| Variable | N=285 |
|---|---|
| Anesthetic side effects (%) | |
| Vomiting requiring medication (%) | 12 (4.2%) |
| Sore throat (%) | 6 (2.2%) |
| Headache | 5 (1.8%) |
| Operation complications (%) | |
| Air leaks >5 days | 6 (2.1%) |
| Bleeding | 2 (0.7%) |
| Pneumonia | 3 (1.1%) |
| Conversion to tracheal intubation (%) | 14 (4.9%) |
| Lobectomy | 10/137 (7.3%) |
| Wedge resection | 3/132 (2.3%) |
| Segmentectomy | 1/16 (6.3%) |
| Conversion to thoracotomy (%) | 1 (0.4%) |
| Mortality (%) | 0 (0%) |
