Table 3. Partial perioperative outcomes of patients with positive lymph node.
Variables | pN+ RATS (n=83) | pN+ VATS (n=77) | P value | |||
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N | SD | N | SD | |||
Dissected LN stations | 6.19 | 1.01 | 5.86 | 0.983 | 0.035 | |
Dissected LNs | 14.87 | 2.05 | 12.42 | 3.8 | <0.001 | |
Surgical duration (min) | 90.37 | 12.29 | 93.2 | 12.22 | 0.145 | |
Time of drain | 3.23 | 0.83 | 4.14 | 1.8 | <0.001 | |
Length of stay (days) | 4.87 | 1.17 | 5.42 | 1.62 | 0.014 |
RATS, robot assisted thoracic surgery; VATS, video assisted thoracic surgery; LN, lymph node; SD, standard deviation.