Table 3. Details on reoperations for postoperative bleeding.
| Gender, age (years) | Initial operation/access | Day of reoperation | Active bleeding | Reoperation | Predisposing factor | Day of discharge after reoperation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, 62 | Bullectomy and pleurectomy/anterolateral thoracotomy | 1st | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Antiplatelets | 10th |
| Female, 69 | Bullectomy and pleurectomy/anterolateral thoracotomy | 1st | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Technical (failure to achieve proper hemostasis) | 7th |
| Male, 41 | Bullectomy and pleurectomy/anterolateral thoracotomy | 4th | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Antiplatelets | 8th |
| Male, 72 | Traumatic lung laceration/anterolateral thoracotomy | 5th | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Antiplatelets and acenocoumarol for chronic atrial fibrillation | 10th |
| Female, 38 | LUL for lung cancer/anterolateral thoracotomy | 1st | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Technical (failure to achieve proper hemostasis) | 7th |
| Male, 67 | LUL for lung cancer/anterolateral thoracotomy | 1st | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Technical (failure to achieve proper hemostasis) | 11th |
| Male, 71 | RUL for lung cancer/anterolateral thoracotomy | 1st | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Antiplatelets | 14th |
| Male, 48 | Metastasectomy/anterolateral thoracotomy | 1st | No | Redo thoracotomy* | Technical (failure to achieve proper hemostasis) | 7th |
| Male, 60 | Long standing neoplastic lung abscess/left pneumonectomy/anterolateral thoracotomy | Day of surgery | Yes | Redo thoracotomy and hemostasis | Lung infectious disease (tricky local conditions during pneumonectomy) | 8th |
LUL, left upper lobectomy; RUL, right upper lobectomy. *, removal of blood clots and re-inflation of the collapsed lung.