Table 3. Descriptive statistics of the two groups of infants (Case 5–13).
Variable | Thoracotomy (N=5), median [range] | C-VATS (N=4), median [range] | P* |
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Age (month) | 14 [12–44] | 36 [21–68] | 0.11 |
Height (cm) | 72 [69–96] | 92 [72–105] | 0.11 |
Weight (kg) | 9.3 [7.3–14.9] | 15.5 [11.5–17.8] | 0.03 |
Operation time (min) | 167 [116–265] | 188 [78–290] | 0.73 |
Blood loss (mL) | 11 [0–74] | 1.5 [0–25] | 0.71 |
Remove drain (day) | 2 [2–3] | 2.5 [2–3] | 0.89 |
Length of hospital stay (day) | 7 [5–9] | 7 [6–9] | 0.71 |
*, P values refer to the Mann-Whitney U test. Y, year; M, month; F, female; M, male; C-VATS, complete video assisted thoracic surgery.