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Table 5. Comparison of postoperative data between RMG and RRG.

Variables	RMG	RRG
Variables	Group A	B + C group	Group B	Group C
Postoperative length of stay (d)	5.70±1.10	2.74±0.80^a	5.25±1.28	2.10±0.68^a,b
Chest tube indwelling time (h)	123.6±34.8	46.1±18.5^a	100.3±51.2^a	32.3±10.2^a,b
Number of steps walked (steps)
The day after operation	0	510±149.5^a	428±116^a	531±158^a
First day after surgery	1,221±242	4,193±2,138^a	4,083±1,957^a	4,221±2,184^a
Opioid dose in the first 3 days after surgery (mg)	82.35±48.21	13.09±4.82^a	15.25±5.27^a	12.54±4.71^a
Number of complications (%)	47 (38.8)	69 (13.6)^a	37 (36.0)	32 (7.9)^a,b
Total cost of hospitalization (yuan)	65,781±8,200	51,517±7,217^a	63,834±6,984	48,385±7,276^a,b

^aP<0.05 was compared with group A has significantly difference; ^bP<0.05 was compared with group B has significantly difference. RMG, routine management group; RRG, rapid recovery group.