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. 2020 Dec;12(12):7266–7271. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2651

Table 5. Characteristics of UROR caused by bleeding (n=53).

Feature Number
Time after initial surgery (hour), median (IQR) 7.8 (19.0)
Drainage volume before UROR (mL), median (IQR) 1,050.0 (600.0)
Estimated blood loss (mL), median (IQR) 2,100.0 (1,000.0)
Bleeding site, n (%)
   Unfound 20 (37.7)
   Incision 6 (11.3)
   Surgical sites
      Raw surface of mediastinal LND 6 (11.3)
      Resection margin of lung 5 (9.4)
      Raw surface inferior pulmonary ligament 5 (9.4)
      Parietal pleura 4 (7.5)
      Pulmonary vessels 3 (5.7)
      Bronchus stump 3 (5.7)
      Congestion of wedge resected lobe 2 (3.8)
Blood transfusion (mL), median [IQR] 1,200 [900]
Stay in ICU, (yes), n (%) 11 (20.8)
Length of stay after UROR (day), median [IQR] 7 [3]

UROR, unplanned return to the operation room; IQR, interquartile range; LND, lymph node dissection; ICU, intensive care unit.