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Table 2 Postoperative complications

From: Body surface area is a novel predictor for surgical complications following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Outcomes

Total (N = 442)

Mean BSA value (SD)

P value

Overall morbidity

 Yes

135 (30.5%)

1.73 ± 0.16

0.44

 No

307 (69.5%)

1.72 ± 0.17

 

Surgical complications

 Yes

81 (18.3%)

1.76 ± 0.15

0.016

 No

361 (81.7%)

1.71 ± 0.16

 

Pulmonary complications

 Yes

71 (16.1%)

1.72 ± 0.16

0.99

 No

371 (83.9%)

1.72 ± 0.16

 

Cardiovascular complications

 Yes

13 (2.9%)

1.67 ± 0.12

0.19

 No

429 (97.1%)

1.73 ± 0.16

 
  1. BSA body surface area, SD standard deviation