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