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. 2021 Dec;10(12):4549–4557. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-960

Table 3. Partial perioperative outcomes of patients with positive lymph node.

Variables pN+ RATS (n=83) pN+ VATS (n=77) P value
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.