Table 3.
Surgical variables after VATS by group
| Hook wire group (n = 122) |
Coil group (n = 77) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Successful VATS | 122 (100%) | 77 (100%) | 1.000 |
| Operation time (min) | 87.74 ± 45.36 | 101.84 ± 42.11 | 0.030 |
| Tube removal time (days) | 5.69 ± 3.39 | 5.93 ± 3.32 | 0.618 |
| Duration of hospital stay (days) | 9.67 ± 4.65 | 10.34 ± 5.30 | 0.366 |
| Surgical bleeding (ml) | 36.98 ± 6.93 | 43.95 ± 5.13 | 0.472 |
| Postoperative complications | 17 (13.9%) | 9 (11.8%) | 0.672 |
| Hemothorax | 1 | 0 | |
| Air leak | 14 | 8 | |
| Chylothorax | 2 | 1 |
VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.