Table 3. Median length of stay in hospital after curative-intent lung surgery in non-trial setting.
| Study | Number of patients included | Period of recruitment | Length of stay in hospital after surgery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright et al., 2008, (30) | 4,979 | Retrospective (2002 → 2006) | Median length of stay: 6 days |
| Prolonged length of stay (i.e., exceeding 14 days) for 351 patients (i.e., 7% of patients) with a mean prolonged length of stay of 25.7 days | |||
| Massard et al., 2009, (18) | 219 | Retrospective (2004 → 2005) | Median length of stay: 8 days (range from 2 to 85 days) |
| Salazar et al., 2017, (32) | 12,473 | Retrospective (2004 → 2012) | Length of stay ≤14 days: 11,965 patients |
| Length of stay exceeding 14 days: 508 patients | |||
| Rodriguez et al., 2012, (33) | 99 | Retrospective (2006 → 2010) | Median length of stay significantly prolonged for patients ≥70 years old (4 vs. 6 days for respectively patients <70 and ≥70 years old); P=0.03 |
| Median length of stay in intensive care unit significantly prolonged for patients ≥70 years old (2.5 vs. 1 day for respectively patients <70 and ≥70 years old); P=0.01 | |||
| Lee et al., 2011, (34) | 148 | Retrospective (2000 → 2009) | Median length of stay in hospital: 7.05±2.69 days in thoracoscopic lobectomy group vs. 8.04±3.39 days in thoracotomy group |
| Median stay in intensive care unit: 0.74±0.57 days in thoracoscopic lobectomy group vs. 0.97±0.37 days in thoracotomy group (P=0.004) | |||
| Jiang et al., 2011, (35) | 110 | Retrospective (2004 → 2010) | Median length of stay 10.8±3.7 days in VATS group vs. 12.5±4.8 days in thoracotomy group (P=0.043) |
| Bouchard et al., 2008, (31) | 60 | Retrospective (2004 → 2006) | Median length of stay in hospital 9.3±5.4 days |
| Median length of stay was significantly shorter compared to patients who did not receive AC (P=0.0008) |
VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery; AC, adjuvant chemotherapy.