Table 4.
Pre- and postoperative characteristics
| Thoracoscopic group (n = 75) | Open group (n = 34) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 % | Median | 75 % | 25 % | Median | 75 % | 25 % | |
| Age at repair (days) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5.5 | .525 |
| Duration of operation (min) | 143 | 178 | 219 | 114 | 150 | 192 | .012 |
| Primary surgical repair % (n) | 41.3 % (31) | 32.4 % (11) | .634 | ||||
| Patch repair % (n) | 58.7 % (44) | 67.6 % (23) | .184 | ||||
| Conversion % (n) | 20.3 % (15) | ||||||
| Properative liver (lobe) intrathoracic % (n) | 8.2 % (6) | 23.5 % (8) | .069 | ||||
| Extubation (days) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 20 | .265 |
| Stay ICU (days) | 11.0 | 16.5 | 24.0 | 14.5 | 21.0 | 35.0 | .027 |
| Recurrences % (n) | 18.9 % (14) | 5.9 % (2) | .036 | ||||
| Survival (%) | 100 % | 100 % | 1 | ||||
Comparison of the thoracoscopic and open surgery group in median, 25 and 75 percentiles