TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics
| n | Mean (SD) | Median (range) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 60 | 66.2 (10.5) | 67 (32–89) |
| Length of stay, days | 60 | 6.1 (3.1) | 6 (2–20) |
| Estimated blood loss, mL | 60 | 333.9 (659.2) | 150 (0–3,450) |
| n | % | ||
| Age | |||
| Younger than 60 years | 16 | 26.7 | |
| 60 years and older | 44 | 73.3 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 30 | 50.0 | |
| Female | 30 | 50.0 | |
| Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 53 | 88.3 | |
| Other | 7 | 11.7 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 40 | 66.7 | |
| All others | 20 | 33.3 | |
| Type of surgery | |||
| Open thoracotomy | 31 | 51.7 | |
| VATS lobectomy | 29 | 48.3 | |
| Length of hospital stay | |||
| ≤6 days | 41 | 68.3 | |
| 7 days or more | 19 | 31.7 | |
| Estimated blood loss | |||
| ≤150 mL | 34 | 56.7 | |
| >150 mL | 26 | 43.3 | |
| Preoperative ECOG PS | |||
| Good (0–1) | 51 | 85.0 | |
| Poor (2–4) | 9 | 15.0 | |
| Pulmonary complications | |||
| No | 46 | 76.7 | |
| Yes | 14 | 23.3 | |
| Cardiovascular complications | |||
| No | 50 | 83.3 | |
| Yes | 10 | 16.7 | |
| Smoked 100 cigarettes in your lifetime | |||
| Yes | 51 | 85.0 | |
| No | 9 | 15.0 | |
| Comorbid conditions | |||
| No | 5 | 8.3 | |
| Yes | 55 | 91.7 | |
| Day 3 pain rating | |||
| 0–6 | 38 | 63.3 | |
| 7–10 | 22 | 36.7 | |
VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status.