Table 2.

Perioperative outcomes

Outcome	No. (%) of patients*		p value
	Uniportal VATS n = 65	Multiportal VATS n = 63
Duration of operation, min, median (IQR)	184 (144–241)	185 (138–227)	0.86
No. of cartridges, median (IQR)	8 (6–11)	8 (6–12)	0.63
Decortication required	9 (13.8)	11 (17.5)	0.63
Conversion to thoracotomy	5 (7.7)	1 (1.6)	0.21
No. of lymph nodes retrieved, median (IQR)	7 (3–10)	5 (3–9)	0.11
No. of lymph nodes involved, median (IQR)	2 (1–4)	2 (1–5)	0.39
Positive margins	4 (6.2)	3 (4.8)	0.35
Blood transfusion required	3 (4.6)	1 (1.6)	0.49
Blood loss, mL	100 (100–300)	100 (100–300)	0.86

IQR = interquartile range; VATS = video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

^*Unless indicated otherwise.