Comparisons of short-term outcomes between VATS lobectomy and open lobectomy for Stage I lung cancer (n = 202).
| Characteristics | LUL (n = 62) | LLL (n = 33) | RUL (n = 60) | RML (n = 10) | RLL (n = 37) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VATS (n = 37) | OT (n = 25) | VATS (n = 24) | OT (n = 9) | VATS (n = 32) | OT (n = 28) | VATS (n = 5) | OT (n = 5) | VATS (n = 20) | OT (n = 17) | |
| Operative time (h) | 3.10 (1.43) | 2.50 (1.25) | 3.10 (1.33) | 1.50 (1.88)* | 3.00 (1.80) | 2.70 (1.03) | 2.75 (0.73) | 1.75 (1.40) | 3.50 (3.00) | 2.30 (0.93)* |
| No. of nodal dissections | 14 (21) | 20 (11) | 18 (11) | 22 (10) | 13(10) | 12.5 (20) | 7 (11) | 15 (13) | 12 (18) | 17(21) |
| Chest tube duration (d) | 4 (3) | 6 (3) | 4 (1) | 5 (3) | 4 (1) | 5.5(1)* | 5 (3) | 4 (1) | 5 (2) | 5(2) |
| Morbidity (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4(14.3)* | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (10.0) | 1(5.9) |
| Mortality (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0(0) |
| Hospital LOS (d) | 14 (5) | 18 (5)* | 15.5 (8) | 18 (5) | 14 (4) | 16 (5) | 16.5 (9) | 21 (5) | 17 (6) | 17(5) |
| Postoperative LOS (d) | 8 (3) | 11 (3)* | 8.5 (4) | 11 (4) | 8 (3) | 10.5 (2)* | 10 (5) | 9 (20) | 9 (3) | 10(3) |
VATS, video assisted thoracic surgery; OT, open thoracotomy; LUL, left upper lobe; LLL, left lower lobe; RUL, right upper lobe; RML, right middle lobe; RLL, right lower lobe; LOS, length of stay;
↵* indicates P < 0.05.