Table 2. Main variable compared between before surgery, 6 months, and 24 months after surgery.
| Variables | Before surgery (n = 75) | 6 months after surgery (n = 72) | 24 months after surgery (n = 71) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoptysis | Remained | 75 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0% ) |
| Not occurred | 0 (0%) | 66 (91.67%) | 62 (87.32%) | |
| Remained partly | 0 (0%) | 6 (8.33 %) | 9 (12.68 %) | |
| Cavitary lesion in CT | Remained | 75 | 0 | |
| Remained partly | 0 | 5 | ||
| Not visible | 0 | 67 | ||
| BMI index | 18.09 ± 2.77 | 19.05 ± 3.02 | 19.5 ± 2.90 | |
| Karnofsky score | 69.1 ± 9.0 | 83.2 ± 6.6 | 87.7 ± 5.2 | |
| FEV1 (L) | 1.33 ± 0.51 | 1.34 ± 0.51 | 1.35 ± 0.48 |
BMI: body mass index; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second