Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of study patients
From: Obesity paradox in patients undergoing lung lobectomy – myth or reality?
BMI < 30 (n = 133) | BMI ≥30 (n = 70) | p-value | Total (n = 203) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Surgical approach, n (%) | ||||
Thoracoscopy | 53 (39.8) | 24 (34.3) | 0.437 | 77 (37.9) |
Thoracotomy | 80 (60.2) | 46 (65.7) | 126 (62.1) | |
Surgery time (min, mean ± SD) | 95.2 ± 30.9 | 105.5 ± 32.2 | 0.048 | 98.7 ± 31.7 |
Operative blood loss (n, %) | ||||
< 300 ml | 129 (97.0) | 67 (95.7) | 0.635 | 196 (96.6) |
≥ 300 ml | 4 (3.0) | 3 (4.3) | 7 (3.4) | |
Hospital stay (days, mean ± SD) | 11.3 ± 6.3 | 10.5 ± 5.7 | 0.366 | 11.0 ± 6.1 |
30-day postoperative morbidity,n (%) | 45 (33.8) | 19 (27.1) | 0.249 | 64 (31.5) |
Postoperative complications, n (%) | ||||
1 | 9 (6.8) | 9 (12.9) | 0.053 | 18 (8.9) |
2 | 24 (18.0) | 6 (8.6) | 30 (14.8) | |
3 | 12 (9.0) | 4 (5.7) | 16 (7.9) | |
4 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
5 (postoperative mortality) | 5 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.167 | 5 (2.5) |