Table 1.
Demographic and surgical characteristics of the patients
| Patient characteristics | n (%) or median (IQR) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Female | 5 (35.7)) |
| Male | 9 (64.3) |
| Age (y), median (IQR) | 59.0 (51.0–68.0) |
| Weight (kg), median (IQR) | 80.5 (66.0–88.0) |
| Height (cm), median (IQR) | 173.0 (158.0–182.0) |
| BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 25.7 (22.6–30.0) |
| ASA physical status, n (%) | |
| I | 0 (0) |
| II | 9 (64.3) |
| III | 5 (35.7) |
| IV | 0 (0) |
| Mallampati score, n (%) | |
| I | 3 (21.4) |
| II | 7 (50.0) |
| III | 4 (28.6) |
| IV | 0 (0) |
| CML classification, n (%) | |
| I | 11 (78.6) |
| II | 2 (14.3) |
| III | 0 (0) |
| IV | 0 (0) |
| not specified | 1 (7.1) |
| Surgical characteristics | n (%) or median (IQR) |
| Indications for surgery, n (%) | |
| Carcinoma of the left upper lobe | 9 (64.3) |
| Left upper lobe metastasis | 2 (14.3) |
| Aortopulmonary window lymph node metastases | 3 (21.4) |
| Surgical procedure, n (%) | |
| Left upper lobectomy | 7 (50.0) |
| Left upper lobe trisegmentectomy | 2 (14.3) |
| Atypical resection of the left upper lobe | 2 (14.3) |
| Left upper mediastinal lymph node dissection | 3 (21.4) |
| Total operating time (min), median (IQR) | 192.5 (176.0–226.0) |
| Incision/suture time (min), median (IQR) | 145.5 (131.0–193.0) |
| Total anesthesia time (min), median (IQR) | 273.5 (243.0–325.0) |
| Time of one-lung ventilation (min), median (IQR) | 92.0 (77.5–132.0) |
| Time for EZB placement (s), median (IQR) | 27.0 (23.0–163.00) |
Data are presented as absolute number of patients (%) or as median (IQR)