Variables | Total cases | Succeeded cases | Failed cases | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 48 | n = 35 | n = 13 | Pb | |
Male | 25 (52%) | 19 (54%) | 6 (46%) | 0.748 |
Age (years) | 68 ± 7.6 | 69 ± 7.8 | 65 ± 6.1 | 0.0741 |
BMI | 23 ± 3.1 | 23 ± 2.6 | 23 ± 4.0 | 0.5569 |
Obstructive ventilatory impairment | ||||
FEV1% < 70 | 9 (19%) | 5 (14%) | 4 (31%) | 0.228 |
Emphysematous change in CT | 14 (29%) | 10 (29%) | 4 (31%) | 1 |
Smokinga | ||||
Ever/current smoker | 29 (61%) | 21 (62%) | 8 (62%) | 0.787 |
Brinkman index | 552 ± 658 | 395 ± 415 | 962 ± 965 | 0.0067 |
Brinkman index > 1000 | 8 (17%) | 2 (6%) | 6 (46%) | 0.003 |
Operative time (min) | 327 ± 99 | 327 ± 110 | 326 ± 66 | 0.964 |
Intraoperative bleeding (mL) | 50 ± 70 | 44 ± 63 | 66 ± 86 | 0.3292 |
Time until drainage tube removal (day) | 3.5 ± 2.4 | 3.5 ± 2.5 | 3.4 ± 1.9 | 0.8688 |
Postoperative complications (%) | 11 (23%) | 9 (26%) | 2 (15%) | 0.702 |
Persistent air leak (%) | 6 (13%) | 5 (14%) | 1 (8%) | 1 |
Targeted bronchus | ||||
B1+2 | 14 (29%) | 10 (29%) | 4 (31%) | 1 |
B10 | 5 (10%) | 1 (3%) | 4 (31%) | 0.015 |