Table 2. Detailed overview of our intra-operative complicated cases.
| Age | Sex | Lobectomy | Year | N° port | Procedure time (min) | Complication | Procedure | Stage | Los | Post-op compl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | W | RUL | 2013 | 4 | 230 | Azygos vein division during UPV stapling | Conversion | II | 6 | No |
| 84 | M | LLL | 2013 | 3 | 290 | Hilum lymphadenopathy difficult dissection | Conversion | I | 7 | No |
| 73 | W | RUL | 2013 | 3 | 225 | Boyden pulmonary artery lesion | Conversion | I | 7 | Atrial fibrillation |
| 74 | M | LLL | 2013 | 3 | 205 | Suspected mediastinal pleura neoplastic infiltration | Conversion | IIIa | 4 | No |
| 78 | W | RUL | 2013 | 3 | 210 | Unclear fissures | Conversion | I | 4 | No |
| 67 | M | RML | 2013 | 3 | 237 | Middle lobe pulmonary artery lesion | Conversion | I | 6 | No |
| 73 | W | LLL | 2013 | 2 | 145 | Unclear fissures | Conversion | I | 7 | No |
| 67 | M | LLL | 2013 | 3 | 210 | Tumor mass greater than 5 cm | Conversion | I | 7 | No |
| 70 | M | RUL | 2013 | 3 | 340 | Tough adhesions | Conversion | I | 9 | Empyema |
| 73 | M | RLL | 2014 | 2 | 265 | Tough adhesions and tumor mass greater than 5 cm | Conversion | II | 3 | No |
| 71 | W | RUL | 2014 | 2 | 410 | R1 on bronchial stump | Conversion for bronchoplastic | I | 2 | No |
| 82 | W | RUL | 2014 | 2 | 240 | Boyden pulmonary artery lesion due to hilar lymphadenopathy | Conversion | I | 8 | Deep vein thrombosis |
| 63 | W | RML | 2014 | 2 | 310 | Unclear pulmonary artery anatomy | Conversion | I | 6 | No |
| 64 | W | RML | 2014 | 2 | 310 | Tough adhesions and small nodules on the others lobes | Conversion for palpation of the small nodules | II | 6 | No |
| 48 | M | LLL | 2014 | 1 | 195 | Tumor close to lower lobe bronchus rise | Conversion | I | 5 | No |
| 76 | M | RLL | 2014 | 1 | 285 | Suspected of pulmonary artery tumoral infiltration | Conversion for pulmonary arterioplastic | II | 8 | No |
| 57 | M | LUL | 2014 | 2 | 250 | Pulmonary artery branch bleeding during posterior fissure stapling | Compression and clip placement | Meta | 2 | No |
| 78 | W | RML | 2014 | 3 | 255 | Pulmonary artery branch bleeding during posterior fissure stapling | Compression and clip placement | I | 3 | No |
| 66 | W | LUL | 2014 | 2 | 240 | Lingular branch bleeding during firing | Compression and clip placement | Meta | 9 | Atrial fibrillation |
| 75 | W | LLL | 2015 | 1 | 245 | Pulmonary artery bleeding during stapling of posterior fissure | Conversion | I | 8 | No |
| 65 | M | LUL | 2015 | 2 | 320 | Difficult dissection of mediastinal artery cause proximal neoplastic lesion position | Conversion | I | 3 | No |
| 59 | M | LLL | 2015 | 2 | 305 | A6 bleeding during dissection of lower lobe bronchus | Conversion | I | 16 | Pneumonia |
| 75 | W | RUL | 2015 | 2 | 150 | Ascending pulmonary artery branch bleeding during firing | Compression and clip placement | I | 6 | No |
| 45 | M | RUL | 2016 | 1 | 237 | R1 on bronchial stump | Conversion for bronchoplastic | I | 6 | No |
| 73 | W | RUL | 2016 | 1 subxiphoid | 300 | Pulmonary ascending branch artery bleeding during firing with energy device | Conversion | I | 19 | Chronic chest wall pain |
| 75 | M | RUL | 2016 | 2 | 240 | Superior pulmonary vein bleeding during dissection due to lymphadenopathy | Conversion | IIIa | 8 | No |
| 67 | W | LUL | 2016 | 2 | 215 | R1 on bronchial stump | Conversion for bronchoplastic | II | 5 | No |
| 65 | W | LLL | 2016 | 2 | 270 | Difficult dissection of lower bronchial rise due to N1disease | Conversion | II | 4 | No |
| 64 | W | RLL | 2016 | 2 | 200 | Bronchial stump air leak | Stitch placement on bronchial stump | I | 25 | PE with right heart failure |
| 79 | W | RLL | 2016 | 2 | 220 | Middle lobe laceration | Stitch and TachoSil placement | I | 5 | No |
| 87 | M | RLL | 2016 | 2 | 210 | Esophageal artery branch bleeding during sampling | Clip and Tabotamp placement | Meta | 17 | Difficult lung re-expansion |
| 77 | W | LUL | 2016 | 2 | 170 | Lower lobe laceration with air leak | Continuous suture with Prolene 3/0 and TachoSil placement | II | 6 | Difficult lung re-expansion |
W, women; M, man; RUL, right upper lobectomies; RML, right upper lobectomies; LUL, left upper lobectomies; LLL, left lower lobectomies; RLL, right lower lobectomies; UPV, upper pulmonary vein; PE, pulmonary embolism; Los, length of stay.