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. 2018 Nov 11;24:8081–8087. doi: 10.12659/MSM.910605

Table 4.

Postoperative chest radiography results.

Variables IVATS group (n=119) NIVATS group (n=119) P value
Chest radiograph results (N. [%]) 0.009
 Normal 95 (79.8) 78 (65.5) 0.000
 Pulmonary exudation 11 (9.2) 18 (15.1) 0.025
 Atelectasis 3 (2.5) 19 (16.0) 0.000
 Pleural effusion 2 (1.7) 0 0.000
 Pneumonitis 3 (2.5) 2 (1.7) 0.426
 Two or more kinds of results 5 (4.2) 2 (1.7) 0.119