Table 3. Perioperative outcomes.

Parameter	Simultaneous bilateral lobectomy resection (n=41)	Staged bilateral lobectomy resection (n=66)	P value
Total operative time, mean ± SD, min	196.8±53.3	252.7±43.1	<0.001
Total hospital stays, mean ± SD, d	12.8±9.1	16.5±4.3	0.005
Total cost, mean ± SD, $	10,854.6±1,998.8	16,241.4±2,972.8	<0.001
Total blood loss, mean ± SD, mL	176.1±123.4	182.4±131.1	0.805
30-day mortality, n (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.5)
Complications, n (%)	11 (26.8)	16 (24.2)	0.850
Prolong air leak >7 d	3 (7.3)	5 (7.6)
Atrial fibrillation	2 (4.9)	3 (4.5)
Pulmonary infection	2 (4.9)	3 (4.5)
Postoperative bleeding	1 (2.4)	2 (3.0)
Pulmonary embolus	0 (0)	1 (1.5)
Atelectasis	3 (7.3)	2 (3.0)