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. 2019 Jul;11(7):2839–2845. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.07.13

Table 2. Surgical procedures and follow-up.

Perioperative details Value, n (%)
Patients, n 51
Operative approach
   Video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection 32 (62.7)
   Video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy 6 (11.8)
   Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy 13 (25.5)
Primary surgical indications
   Failure of antifungal therapy 41 (80.4)
   Preparation for HSCT 3 (5.9)
   Treating hemoptysis 7 (13.7)
Duration of the surgical procedure, min (mean ± SD) 110.24±38.12
Intraoperative blood loss, mL (mean ± SD) 112.35±87.85
Postoperative hospital stay, day (mean ± SD) 7.75±3.27
Postoperative complications
   Prolonged air leak (≥5 days) 6 (11.8)
   Pneumonia 1 (2.0)
   Reoperation for bleeding 0 (0)
   Excessive effusion (total drainage volume ≥1,000 mL) 4 (7.8)
Follow-up treatments
   Chemotherapy 46 (90.2)
   HSCT 19 (37.3)
   Prophylactic antifungal therapy during chemotherapy or HSCT 27 (52.9)
30-day mortality 0 (0)
Recurrence 0 (0)

HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.