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Table 3 Indices of clinical observations of the two groups

From: Fast-track surgery versus conventional perioperative management of lung cancer-associated pneumonectomy: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Indices of clinical observation

Control group

FTS group

P value

(n = 18)

(n = 17)

Postoperative body temperature (°C)

35.6 ± 0.4

35.8 ± 0.4

0.110

Time to first postoperative flatus (day)

3.1 ± 0.8

1.5 ± 0.6

0.0001

Time to defecation (day)

5.5 ± 1.3

3.4 ± 0.7

0.0001

Length of hospital stay (day)

27.4 ± 6.6

18.1 ± 1.4

0.0001

Total medical cost (RMB, thousand Yuan)

37.2 ± 3.6

29.9 ± 2.7

0.0001

Complications (number of cases)

6

4

0.711

Arrhythmia (cases)

1

1

 

Pulmonary infection (cases)

1

1

 

Acute pulmonary edema (cases)

1

1

 

Stress-induced gastrointestinal bleeding (cases)

1

0

 

Acute respiratory failure (cases)

1

1

 

Urinary tract infection (cases)

1

0

 
  1. Variables were expressed as the mean ± SD