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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb 17;114(3):941–947. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.040

Table 2.

Multivariate Associations of Duration and Perioperative Outcomes by Surgical Approach

p value
Outcomes Overall Open MITS
Pneumonia <.001 <.001 0.078
Intraoperative Packed Red Blood Cells <.001 <.001 <.001
Air Leak (>5 days) 0.116 0.526 0.054
Reintubation 0.024 0.083 0.160
Pneumothorax 0.025 0.016 0.895
Unexpected ICU 0.011 0.008 0.985
Return to OR 0.140 0.165 0.362
Readmission (30 days) 0.549 0.729 1.000
Other Surg 0.004 0.055 0.028
LOS <.001 <.001 <.001
30-day Mortality 0.208 0.289 0.330
Atrial fibrillation 0.241 0.783 0.115
ARDS 0.155 0.202 0.193
Pleural Effusion 0.805 0.802 0.953
Atelectasis <.001 <.001 0.017