Table 2. Comparison of operative and postoperative data.

Variable	VATS (n=20)	Thoracotomy (n=20)	P value
Completed cases	20	20
Type of lung resection
Right side	10 (50%)	9 (45%)
Left side	10 (50%)	11 (55%)
Upper lobe	16 (80%)	15 (75%)
Lower lobe	4 (20%)	5 (25%)
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	345.0 [100-800]	445.0 [150-950]	0.522
Operation time (min)	59.23 (48.15-84.33)	78.33 (63.27-107.86)	0.006
Postoperative complications	0	5	0.024
Duration of pleural cavity drainage (days)	5.0 [3-7]	5.0 [3-9]	0.070
24 hours postoperative VAS pain score	2.0 [0-4]	6.0 [4-9]	0.049
Volume of postoperative chest drainage (mL)	915.0 [200-1,400]	1220.0 [400-1,500]	0.256
Postoperative hospital stay (days)	8.0 [6-10]	12.0 [8-22]	0.013

VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; VAS, visual analogue scale.