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. 2018 Jul 2;31(2):e1365. doi: 10.1590/0102-672020180001e1365

TABLE 2. The comparison of outcomes of MST and PLT approaches .

p MST PLT
0.229 7.8±1.5 8.6±1.6 Surgical start time until seeing the pleura (min)
=0.001 5.5±1.1 6.3±0.8 Size (cm)
0.001 2.7±0.6 4.7±2.7 Shoulder function recovery (days)
0.237 4.4±1.8 3.8±1.3 Require a ventilator (days)
0.710 11.2±1.9 11.1±1.9 Intensive care uint (days)
0.699 17.1±3.0 16.7±2.6 Hospitalization (days)
1.00 (20) 4 (20) 4 Surgical wound infection (percent)
1.00 (100) 20 (95) 19 Returning the Moro reflex in the 1st month (percent)
- (100) 20 (100) 20 Returning the Moro reflex in the third month (percent)
- 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Mortality