Table 1. General characteristics of patients presenting with small pulmonary nodules.

Variable	Value
Age, years; mean (SD) (n=95)	56.39 (11.23)
Sex (n=95)
Male	55 (55%)
Female	40 (40%)
ASA physical status classification (n=95)
I & II	10 (10%)
III	85 (85%)
CT findings
Solid nodule	48 (48%)
Ground-glass nodule	52 (52%)
Number of pulmonary nodules
Single	90 (95%)
Two (unilateral)	2 (2%)
Two (bilateral)	3 (3%)
Lesion size on CT, mm; mean (SD)	7.94 (4.53)
Lesion location
Right-sided	61 (61%)
Left-sided	39 (39%)
Distance to the pleura, mm; mean (SD)	10.00 (9.13)
DS ratio (SD)	1.52 (1.62)

SD, standard deviation; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CT, computed tomography; DS, depth-to-size.