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. 2016 Dec 12;11:168. doi: 10.1186/s13019-016-0563-3

Table 3.

Major Complicationsa

Prolonged air leak 6
Postoperative hemorrhage 3
Pleural effusion 2
Acute respiratory distress syndrome 2
Pneumothorax 1
Pulmonary torsion 1
Bronchopleural fistula 1
Pericardial effusion 1
Subcutaneous emphysema 1
Aspiration pneumonitis 1
Cardiac arrest 1
Pneumonia 1
Positive resection margin 1
Multi-organ failure 1
Total 23

Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (v4.03)

aMajor complications defined as Grade 3 or higher as per National Cancer Institute Common