Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients
| Variable* | VATS procedure
|
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segmentectomy (n=21) |
Lobectomy (n=61) |
||
| Age, years | 56.0±4.0 | 51.0±6.5 | 0.18 |
| Sex | 0.03 | ||
| Male | 8 (38.1%) | 23 (37.7%) | |
| Female | 13 (61.9%) | 38 (62.3%) | |
| FEV1, % | 71.5±4.68 | 73.2±6.2 | 0.11 |
| DLCO, % | 75.0±4.3 | 76.2±3.8 | 0.15 |
| Comorbidity | |||
| COPD | 3 (14.3%) | 8 (13.1%) | 0.81 |
| Hypertension | 3 (14.3%) | 2 (3.3%) | 0.11 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2 (9.5%) | 9 (14.8%) | 0.71 |
| Stroke | 1 (4.8%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.63 |
| Coronary artery disease | 2 (9.5%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.18 |
| Renal dysfunction | 1 (4.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0.12 |
| Tumor size, cm | 1.2±0.3 | 1.5±0.4 | 0.68 |
Note:
*
Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation and categorical variables as number (%).
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DLCO, diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.