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Table 1 Comparison of clinical data in thoracoscopic thymectomy between the left and right chest approach

From: Left-sided approach video-assisted thymectomy for the treatment of thymic diseases

 

Cases

Age (years)

Lesion diameter (cm)

Operative time (min)

Intraoperative blood loss (mL)

Complication rate (%)

Left chest approach

52

47.2 ± 14.5

5.7 ± 2.4

105.3 ± 24.6

78.5 ± 67.6

5.7%

Right chest approach

234

41.3 ± 13.2

4.1 ± 2.9

111.4 ± 48.5

113.2 ± 87.3

4.7%

P-value

 

0.467

0.017

0.251

0.187