Table 4 Chest radiograph or computed tomography (CT) scan results within 3 weeks after surgery
Events | ISG | TSG | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
183 | 196 | ||
Pleural effusion | |||
Normal to moderate | 178 (97.3%) | 193 (99.0%) | 0.416 |
Moderate to largea | 5 (2.7%) | 3 (1.0%) | |
Pneumothorax | |||
Normal to small | 183 (100%) | 195 (99.5%) | 0.333 |
Moderate to largea | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5%) | |
Lung effusion or partial atelectasisb | 41 (22.4%) | 49 (25.0%) | 0.553 |