Table 2 Surgical Outcomes and Post Operative Complications
Early (n = 289) | Late (n = 365) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Thoracic operative time (min), mean (SD) | 210.1 (70.4) | 201.1 (64.3) | 0.10 |
Thoracic blood loss (ml), mean (SD) | 174.0 (285.0) | 94.2 (117.2) | <0.001 |
Blood transfusion (ml), mean (SD) | 108.7 (1346.8) | 19.0 (204.5) | 0.26 |
Extubation (days after surgery), mean (SD) | 0.19 (1.04) | 0.16 (1.73) | 0.61 |
Postoperative length of stay (days), mean (SD) | 33.4 (29.8) | 20.0 (13.1) | <0.001 |
Number of retrieved thoracic lymph nodes, mean (SD) | 20.0 (13.4) | 28.4 (12.1) | <0.001 |
Number of retrieved total lymph nodes, mean (SD) | 43.3 (24.3) | 56.1 (24.1) | <0.001 |
Overall Complications, n (%) | 77 (26.6) | 47 (12.9) | <0.0001 |
Surgical Complications | |||
Chylothorax, n (%) | 8 (2.8) | 7 (1.9) | 0.93 |
Anastomotic leakage, n (%) | 40 (13.9) | 6 (1.6) | <0.0001 |
Postoperative bleeding, n (%) | 6 (2.1) | 8 (2.2) | 0.92 |
Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, n (%) | 4 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 0.99 |
Non-Surgical Complications | |||
Arrhythmia, n (%) | 3 (1.0) | 13 (3.6) | 0.04 |
Pneumonia, n (%) | 26 (9.0) | 25 (6.8) | 0.24 |
Reoperation within 30 days, n (%) | 9 (3.1) | 5 (1.4) | 0.13 |
Mortality within 30 days, n (%) | 4 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 0.02 |