Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics
| Characteristic | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (year) | 61.3 ± 8.1 |
| Gender (Male, Female) | 57, 18 |
| BMI | 21.3 ± 2.7 |
| Preoperative chemotherapy | 51 (68.0%) |
| TNM Stage (I, II(IIA, IIB), III(IIIA, IIIB, IIIC), IV) | 28, 19 (7, 12), 24 (13, 7, 4), 4 |
| Total operating time (min) | 605 ± 114 |
| Operation time of thoracic surgery (min) | 331 ± 73 |
| Blood loss (g) | 370 (270–600) |
| Blood transfusions | 7 (9.3%) |
| 3-field lymph node dissection | 23 (30.7%) |
| Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation | 13 (17.3%) |
| Vasopressor agents | 8 (10.7%) |
| WBC (10^3/μl) at 1POD | 9.4 (7.7–12.3) |
| CRP (10^4 μg/L) at 1POD | 9.2 ± 2.4 |
| Lactic acid (mmol/L) at 1POD | 1.8 ± 1.2 |
| CPK (IU/L) at 1POD | 961 (670–1504) |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 27 (20, 39) |