Table 3.

Operative data for 124 patients undergoing thoracic surgery.

Procedure*
Wedge resection/pleural biopsy	41 (33.1)
Lobectomy	43 (34.7)
Segmentectomy	16 (12.9)
Thymectomy	6 (4.8)
Decortication	6 (4.8)
Thoracotomy	9 (7.3)
Other**	3 (2.4)
Case duration (min)	183 (130–250)
Intraoperative intercostal nerve block	103 (83.1)
PCA	106 (85.5)
PCA duration (h)	34 (21–48)
LOS (days)	5 (3–9)
Return to operating room	4 (3.3)

PCA patient-controlled analgesia, LOS length of stay.

*Data are reported as numbers (percentiles) and medians (interquartile ranges).

**Diaphragm plication, resection of thoracic esophageal leiomyoma, and thoracic duct ligation.