Operation time in min
|
261 ± 53
|
238 ± 60
|
0.087
|
Thoracotomy
|
36 (100%)
|
7 (19%)
|
<0.001
|
ICU stay in days
|
3.4 ± 6.7
|
5.3 ± 6.9
|
0.232
|
Re ICU
|
7 (19%)
|
6 (17%)
|
0.739
|
Median Hospital stay in days
|
14 (10 – 110)
|
26 (12 – 105)
|
0.012
|
In-hospital mortality
|
1 (3%)
|
3 (8%)
|
0.310
|
Blood transfusion intraoperatively
|
6 (17%)
|
3 (8%)
|
0.317
|
Blood transfusion postoperatively
|
8 (22%)
|
12 (33%)
|
0.248
|
Patients with lymph nodes positive
|
17 (47%)
|
18 (50%)
|
0.655
|
Resected lymph nodes
|
18 ± 8
|
16 ± 7
|
0.539
|
Bleeding
|
1 (3%)
|
0 (0%)
|
0.317
|
Pneumonia
|
7 (19%)
|
7 (19%)
|
1.000
|
CPAP
|
10 (28%)
|
10 (28%)
|
1.000
|
Re-intubation
|
9 (25%)
|
9 (25%)
|
1.000
|
Anastomotic leakage
|
4 (11%)
|
11 (31%)
|
0.040
|
Revision operation
|
3 (8%)
|
2 (6%)
|
0.655
|
Wound infection
|
0 (0%)
|
10 (28%)
|
0.002
|
Thrombemboli
|
4 (11%)
|
3 (8%)
|
0.706
|
Paresis of recurrent laryngeal nerve
|
0 (0%)
|
4 (11%)
|
0.046
|
Chylothorax
|
1 (3%)
|
1 (3%)
|
1.000
|
Radiatio postoperative
|
3 (8%)
|
3 (8%)
|
1.000
|
Chemotherapy postoperative
|
17 (47%)
|
10 (28%)
|
0.108
|