| Operation times (min) |
139±34.56 |
152.14±32.363 |
0.035 |
| Blood lose during operation (mL) |
73.82±37.26 |
88.25±52.20 |
0.069 |
| Rate of conversion to thoracotomy (n) |
1 |
2 |
0.957 |
| Duration of chest drainage (day) |
3.35±1.267 |
3.59±1.863 |
0.398 |
| Postoperative delayed extubation [n (%)] |
3 |
2 |
0.712 |
| Total drainage (mL) |
484.60±214.243 |
481.59±444.397 |
0.973 |
| Hospital stay after operation effects (day) |
9.94±3.29 |
10.15±6.22 |
0.173 |
| Postoperative crisis |
1 |
2 |
0.957 |
| Postoperative thoracotomy for hemostasis (n) |
0 |
2 |
0.139 |
| Re-tracheal intubation after operation (n) |
1 |
0 |
0.334 |
| Postoperative complications (n) |
5 |
6 |
0.654 |
| Lung infection after operation (n) |
3 |
4 |
0.622 |
| Postoperative chylothorax (n) |
1 |
0 |
0.334 |
| Temporary phrenic nerve paresis (n) |
1 |
0 |
0.334 |
| Wound infection (n) |
0 |
2 |
0.139 |
| Postoperative pain [0–10 (VAS-score)] |
|
|
|
| 24 h after operation |
4.4±0.694 |
6.02±0.793 |
<0.001 |
| 72 h after operation |
3.56±0.72 |
4.21±0.544 |
<0.001 |
| 7 days after operation |
2.38±0.624 |
2.79±0.919 |
0.030 |
| Massive bleeding needed blood transfusion (n) |
2 |
3 |
0.587 |
| Extent of resection |
|
|
0.028 |
| Partial thymectomy [n (%)] |
3 (6.25) |
10 (15.87) |
|
| Total thymectomy [n (%)] |
65 (95.6) |
53 (84.13) |
|
| 30-day mortality |
0 |
0 |
– |
