Table 3.

Comparison of perioperative outcomes in patients with type II descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Variable	VATS (n=10)	Transcervical (n=10)	p-value
Intensive care unit stay (day)	6.9±8.9	4.1±8.4	0.482
Duration of antibiotic therapy (day)	21.9±7.8	29.8±28.7	0.409
Hospital stay length (day)	23.4±8.2	31.7±36.3	0.490
Drainage duration (day)	14.6±6.1	18.4±21.1	0.590
Morbidity	3 (30)	3 (30)	1.000
In-hospital mortality	2 (20)	1 (10)	1.000

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%), unless otherwise indicated.

VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.