Table II.

Postoperative complications frequency

Complications	Value
Postoperative mortality, n (%):  Total  Right pneumonectomy  Left pneumonectomy	8 (4.2) 4 (4.8) 4 (3.7)
Incidence of complications, n (%):  Total  Right pneumonectomy  Left pneumonectomy	109 (56.7) 44 (53) 65 (59.6)
The most common complications, n (%):  Atrial fibrillation  Anaemia requiring transfusion  Renal failure  Broncho-pleural fistula  Bleeding requiring reoperation  Psychosis  Empyema without broncho-pleural fistula  Cerebral ischaemia	61 (31.8) 57 (29.7) 37 (19.3) 17 (8.9) 13 (6.8) 11 (5.7) 4 (2.1) 5 (2.6)
Hospital stay (mean) [days]	5–98 (17)
ICU stay (mean) [days]	0–66 (6)