Table 3. Postoperative course of patients receiving carinal resection and reconstruction with complete pulmonary parenchyma preservation.

Variables	Overall (n=36)
Operative mortality	2 (5.6)
Operative complications	14 (38.9)
Technique-related complications	10 (27.8)
Anastomosis-related complications	9 (25.0)
Anastomotic fistula	3 (8.3)
Cicatricial stenosis	8 (22.2)
Air leak	1 (2.8)
Cardiopulmonary complications	5 (13.9)
Cardiac arrhythmia	4 (11.1)
Pneumonia	2 (5.6)
Respiratory failure	1 (2.8)
Pulmonary embolism	1 (2.8)
Duration of chest tube drainage (days)	7 [4–28]
Length of hospital stay (days)	11 [7–46]

Values are presented as n (%) or median [range].