Table 4: Surgical outcomes.
|
N |
13 |
|
Estimate blood loss (median, range) mL |
10 (7-50) |
|
Operating time (median, range) minutes |
98 (45-221) |
|
Mortality (%) |
0 |
|
Respiratory failure (%) |
0 |
|
Post-op pneumonia (%) |
0 |
|
Persistent air leak > 5 days (%) |
3 (23%) |
|
Bronchopleural fistula (%) |
0 |
|
Persistent hydropneumothorax (%) |
2 (15%) |
|
Additional surgery due to post-op complications (%) |
0 |
|
Need for blood transfusion (%) |
0 |
|
Required ICU stay (%) |
0 |
|
Conversion to open thoracotomy (%) |
0 |
|
Discharged with chest tube |
3 (23%) |
|
Post-op hospital LOS (median, range) days |
1 (1-5) |
|
Discharge within 3 days n (%) |
11 (84%) |
ICU: Intensive care unit; LOS: Length of stay