From: Surgical choice of non-small cell lung cancer with unexpected pleural dissemination intraoperatively
Variables | Open-close | Tumor resection | P value |
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Number of patients, n | 65 | 104 | - |
Approach, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Thoracotomy | 7 (10.8) | 37 (35.6) |  |
 VATS | 58 (89.2) | 67 (64.4) |  |
Pleural effusion, n (%) | 49 (75.4) | 24 (23.1) | < 0.001 |
Procedure, n (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Biopsy alone | 65 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Lobectomy | 0 (0.0) | 67 (64.4) |  |
 Sublobar resection | 0 (0.0) | 33a (31.7) |  |
 Pneumonectomy | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.8) |  |
Systematic lymphadenectomy, n(%) | 65 (100.0) | 60 (57.7) | < 0.001 |
PHS, day (median [IQR]) | 4 (3 - 6) | 6 (4 -7) | < 0.001 |
Post-operative complication, n (%) | 6 (9.2) | 20 (19.2) | 0.080 |
 Transfusion | 1 (1.5) | 8 (7.7) | 0.167 |
 SPI | 4 (6.1) | 9 (8.6) | 0.553 |
 Pulmonary thrombosis | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 0.524 |
 Prolonged air leak (> 7 days) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 0.524 |
 Chylothorax | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1.000 |
 Atelectasis | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.385 |
Mortality, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1.000 |