Table 1.
Patients' perioperative data
| Intercostal | Subxiphoid | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 56.71 ± 10.97 | 56.38 ± 10.51 | 0.7 |
| Gender, count (%) | |||
| Male | 114 (41%) | 70 (32.9%) | 0.06 |
| Females | 164 (59%) | 143 (67.1%) | |
| Smokers, count (%) | 39 (14.1%) | 28 (13.1%) | 0.7 |
| FEV1%, mean ± SD | 89.58 ± 16.40 | 93.86 ± 15.27 | 0.003 |
| BMI, mean ± SD | 23.7 ± 0.7 | 23.7 ± 2.7 | 0.7 |
| Lesion diameter on CT scan of chest (mm), mean ± SD | 12.7 ± 5.3 | 12.4 ± 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Operative duration (hours), mean ± SD | 1.73 ± 0.65 | 1.87 ± 0.63 | 0.007 |
| Intraoperative hemorrhage (mL), mean ± SD | 63.81 ± 44.96 | 85.12 ± 109.6 | 0.004 |
| Number of sampled LN stations, median (min‐max) | 5 (3–7) | 4 (2–8) | <0.001 |
| Number of dissected LN, median (min‐max) | 9 (4–16) | 10 (3–19) | <0.001 |
| Intercostal tube drainage (mL), mean ± SD | 226.89 ± 121.4 | 248.15 ± 156.5 | 0.2 |
| Intercostal tube duration (days), mean ± SD | 2.69 ± 1.5 | 2.79 ± 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days), Mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 1.9 | 3.8 ± 1.7 | 0.3 |
BMI, body mass index; CT, computed tomography scan; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; SD, standard deviation.