Table 2.
Perioperative complications and other outcomes
| Open (n = 109) | Thoracoscopy (n = 101) | P a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Intraoperative complications | 3 | 2.8 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.000 |
| Postoperative complications (any) | 48 | 44.0 | 45 | 44.6 | 1.000 |
| Pulmonary | |||||
| Atelectasis | 24 | 22.0 | 11 | 10.9 | 0.041 |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 15.6 | 8 | 7.9 | 0.093 |
| Recurrent nerve palsy | 17 | 15.6 | 15 | 14.9 | 1.000 |
| Anastomotic leak | 15 | 13.8 | 7 | 6.9 | 0.120 |
| Intravascular catheter infection | 4 | 3.7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.684 |
| Paralytic ileus | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.673 |
| Intestinal obstruction | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.052 |
| Other | 5 | 4.6 | 16 | 15.8 | 0.010 |
| Reoperation | 2 | 1.8 | 10 | 9.9 | 0.016 |
| Postoperative mortality | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.000 |
| Postoperative length of stay (days) | |||||
| Median (range) | 22 (10–162) | 24 (9–185) | 0.472b | ||
aFisher’s exact test
bWilcoxon rank sum test