Table 2. Characteristics of patients for dividing into open thoracotomy, VATS and conversion group.
| Variable | Open thoracotomy | VATS | Conversion | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 169 (61.0) | 215 (60.2) | 14 (56.0) | 0.883 |
| Female | 108 (39.0) | 142 (39.8) | 11 (44.0) | ||
| Age | 62.45±8.97 | 61.07±8.95 | 62.84±9.72 | 0.131 | |
| Type of histology | Squamous carcinoma | 93 (33.6) | 147 (41.2) | 9 (36.0) | 0.263 |
| Adeno carcinoma | 163 (58.8) | 181 (50.7) | 14 (56.0) | ||
| Others | 21 (7.6) | 29 (8.1) | 2 (8.0) | ||
| Resected lobe | LUL | 68 (24.5) | 89 (24.9) | 9 (36.0) | 0.104 |
| LLL | 54 (19.5) | 92 (25.8) | 5 (20.0) | ||
| RUL | 71 (25.6) | 93 (26.1) | 8 (32.0) | ||
| RML and RLL | 21 (7.6) | 17 (4.8) | 1 (4.0) | ||
| RLL | 49 (17.7) | 49 (13.7) | 2 (8.0) | ||
| RML | 14 (5.1) | 17 (4.7) | 0 (0) | ||
| Stage | T1aN0M0 | 69 (24.9) | 105 (29.4) | 6 (24.0) | 0.403 |
| T1bN0M0 | 65 (23.5) | 80 (22.4) | 6 (24.0) | ||
| T1bN1M0 | 3 (1.1) | 4 (1.1) | 1 (4.0) | ||
| T2aN0M0 | 109 (39.4) | 135 (37.8) | 8 (32.0) | ||
| T2aN1M0 | 17 (6.1) | 24 (6.7) | 2 (8.0) | ||
| T2bN0M0 | 14 (5.1) | 9 (2.5) | 2 (8.0) | ||