Table 3. Complication (deaths excluded) profilea.
Type, n | VATS (15/60) | Thoracotomy (26/60) | All patients (169/476) |
---|---|---|---|
Minor | 8 | 16 | 105 |
Supraventricular arrhythmia | 4 | 9 | 71 |
Deliriumb | 6 | 5 | 24 |
Prolonged air leak (>7 days) | 2 | 4 | 29 |
Atelectasis | 4 | 6 | 31 |
Wound infection | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Major | 7 | 10 | 64 |
Pneumonia | 6 | 7 | 51 |
ARDS | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MODS | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Stroke | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Stress ulcer | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Myocardial infarction | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Circulatory failure | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Respiratory failure | 1 | 5 | 26 |
Toxic shock | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pulmonary embolus | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Reoperation for bleeding | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Bronchopleural fistula | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Chylothorax | 0 | 0 | 1 |
a, some patients had >1 complication; b, all 24 patients in our study were in a mild or moderate acute confusional state based on the CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method-Intensive Care Unit; VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery; ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.