Table 1. Demographic and perioperative features of the study patients.
Characteristics | Before PSM | After PSM | |||||
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ICC | No ICC | P value | ICC | No ICC | P value | ||
Gender | 0.683 | ||||||
Male | 31 | 54 | 31 | 29 | |||
Female | 19 | 81 | 19 | 21 | |||
Age | 53.98±18.51 | 50.67±18.44 | 0.284 | 53.98±18.51 | 53.14±17.24 | 0.815 | |
BMI | 22.89±3.93 | 23.46±3.96 | 0.390 | 22.89±3.93 | 23.21±3.77 | 0687 | |
FEV1 | 2.13±0.66 | 2.30±0.68 | 0.139 | 2.13±0.66 | 2.10±0.63 | 0.817 | |
Type of Surgery | 0.242 | 0.703 | |||||
Wedge | 30 | 66 | 30 | 28 | |||
Mediastinal tumor resection | 6 | 30 | 6 | 9 | |||
Anatomic resection | 14 | 39 | 14 | 13 | |||
Operative time | 117.78±38.41 | 121.33±52.78 | 0.588 | 117.78±38.41 | 117.26±47.08 | 0.983 | |
Drainage tube | <0.001 | 0.695 | |||||
Pigtail | 3 | 45 | 3 | 4 | |||
Chest tube | 47 | 90 | 47 | 46 | |||
Oral anodyne | 0.116 | 0.372 | |||||
Acetaminophen | 18 | 38 | 18 | 14 | |||
NSAID | 19 | 74 | 19 | 26 | |||
Ultracet | 13 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
ICC, intercostal catheter; PSM, propensity score matching.