Table 4: Surgical outcomes.

N

13

Estimate blood loss (median, range) mL

10 (7-50)

Operating time (median, range) minutes

98 (45-221)

Mortality (%)

0

Respiratory failure (%)

0

Post-op pneumonia (%)

0

Persistent air leak > 5 days (%)

3 (23%)

Bronchopleural fistula (%)

0

Persistent hydropneumothorax (%)

2 (15%)

Additional surgery due to post-op complications (%)

0

Need for blood transfusion (%)

0

Required ICU stay (%)

0

Conversion to open thoracotomy (%)

0

Discharged with chest tube

3 (23%)

Post-op hospital LOS (median, range) days

1 (1-5)

Discharge within 3 days n (%)

11 (84%)

ICU: Intensive care unit; LOS: Length of stay