Table 4.
Endpoints – Matched Data
| Open (N=175) |
VATS (N=175) |
Total (N=350) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of Hospital Stay | <0.0001 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 8.0 (6.0) | 5.4 (4.7) | 6.7 (5.5) | |
| Median | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| Range | (3.0–44.0) | (1.0–34.0) | (1.0–44.0) | |
| Number of patients with prolonged hospital stay (>14 days) | 15 (8.6%) | 11 (6.3%) | 26 (7.5%) | <0.0001 |
| Chest tube duration | <0.0001 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 5.0 (2.5) | 3.3 (1.7) | 4.1 (2.3) | |
| Median | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Range | (1–19) | (1–11) | (1–19) | |
| Any Surgical Procedure Complication | <0.0001 | |||
| Yes | 44 (25.1%) | 26 (14.9%) | 70 (20%) | |
| No | 131 (74.9%) | 149 (85.1%) | 280 (80%) | |
| Discharge Disposition | <0.0001 | |||
| Home | 158 (90.3%) | 164 (93.7%) | 322 (92%) | |
| Other | 17 (9.7%) | 11 (6.3%) | 28 (8%) |
SD = standard deviation