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Table 8 Perioperative Results, Adjusted Data

From: A comparison of perioperative outcomes of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical (VATS) Lobectomy with open thoracotomy and lobectomy: Results of an analysis using propensity score based weighting

Op.

N

Peri-op mortality

(%)

Length of Stay

(Adjusted median days)

Chest tube removal (Adjusted median days)

Adverse Events (Adjusted % of patients with at least one)

Lymph Node Stations (Adjusted # sampled/patient)

Lymph Nodes (Adjusted mean # removed/patient)

Thor

62

1 (1.6%)

7

5

39%

4.6

18.1

VATS

74

1 (1.4%)

4

3

34%

4.3

14.8

  

P = 1.00

HR = 0.33

HR = 0.42

   

P-value

  

P < 0.0001

P = 0.0001

P = 0.61

P = 0.31

P = 0.17