Table 3. Postoperative course, postoperative complications, readmissions, and mortality of the patients per group (N = 76).^a .

Variable	Group		p
	RATS	VATS
	(n = 37)	(n = 39)
ICU time, days	0 [0-1]	0 [0-2]	0.99
Length of hospital stay, days	3 [2-4]	4 [2-5]	0.55
Chest tube time, days	2 [1-2]	2 [1-4]	0.27
Reoperation	1 (2.7%)b	2 (5.1%)c	0.59
Complications within 90 days	7 (18.9%)	14 (35.9%)	0.12
≥ 3 complications within 90 days	7 (18.9%)	10 (25.6%)	0.58
Readmissions within 90 days	1 (2.7%)	8 (20.5%)	0.029
90-day mortality	1 (2.7%)	1 (2.5%)	1.0

RATS: robotic-assisted thoracic surgery; and VATS: video-assisted thoracic surgery. ^aValues expressed as median [IQR] or n (%). ^bProlonged air leak. ^cProlonged air leak, in 1; and empyema, in 1.