Table 2:

Intra- and postoperative outcomes

Left upper lobectomy inflow group (N = 84)Left upper lobectomy no inflow (N = 276)p-value
Length of stay (days) ± SD (range)4.5 ± 7 (3–32)4.0 ± 10 (2–43)0.85
Operative time (min) ± SD (range)150 ± 18 (107–195)105 ± 15 (90–176)<0.001
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) ± SD (range)120 ± 23 (75–600)87 ± 21 (58–500)0.03
Intraoperative blood or platelet transfusion1 (1%)3 (1%)0.78
Morbidity18 (20%)89 (32%)0.08
Major morbidity9 (11%)37 (13%)0.64
Operative mortality2 (2.4%)5 (1.8%)0.91
Left upper lobectomy inflow group (N = 84)Left upper lobectomy no inflow (N = 276)p-value
Length of stay (days) ± SD (range)4.5 ± 7 (3–32)4.0 ± 10 (2–43)0.85
Operative time (min) ± SD (range)150 ± 18 (107–195)105 ± 15 (90–176)<0.001
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) ± SD (range)120 ± 23 (75–600)87 ± 21 (58–500)0.03
Intraoperative blood or platelet transfusion1 (1%)3 (1%)0.78
Morbidity18 (20%)89 (32%)0.08
Major morbidity9 (11%)37 (13%)0.64
Operative mortality2 (2.4%)5 (1.8%)0.91

All continuous variables are presented in medians ± standard deviation (SD).

Table 2:

Intra- and postoperative outcomes

Left upper lobectomy inflow group (N = 84)Left upper lobectomy no inflow (N = 276)p-value
Length of stay (days) ± SD (range)4.5 ± 7 (3–32)4.0 ± 10 (2–43)0.85
Operative time (min) ± SD (range)150 ± 18 (107–195)105 ± 15 (90–176)<0.001
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) ± SD (range)120 ± 23 (75–600)87 ± 21 (58–500)0.03
Intraoperative blood or platelet transfusion1 (1%)3 (1%)0.78
Morbidity18 (20%)89 (32%)0.08
Major morbidity9 (11%)37 (13%)0.64
Operative mortality2 (2.4%)5 (1.8%)0.91
Left upper lobectomy inflow group (N = 84)Left upper lobectomy no inflow (N = 276)p-value
Length of stay (days) ± SD (range)4.5 ± 7 (3–32)4.0 ± 10 (2–43)0.85
Operative time (min) ± SD (range)150 ± 18 (107–195)105 ± 15 (90–176)<0.001
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) ± SD (range)120 ± 23 (75–600)87 ± 21 (58–500)0.03
Intraoperative blood or platelet transfusion1 (1%)3 (1%)0.78
Morbidity18 (20%)89 (32%)0.08
Major morbidity9 (11%)37 (13%)0.64
Operative mortality2 (2.4%)5 (1.8%)0.91

All continuous variables are presented in medians ± standard deviation (SD).

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