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Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics between the two groups

From: Non-energy devices to dissect recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph nodes of non-small cell lung cancer under video-assisted thoracic surgery

Clinical characteristics

Groups

P value

 

Non-energy device (n=96)

Energy device (n=92)

 

Age (years)

60.55±9.82

60.84±9.32

0.839

Gender

   

 Male

58 (30.85%)

61 (32.45%)

0.450

 Female

38 (20.21%)

31 (16.49%)

BMI

22.92±3.12

23.39±3.57

0.347

FEV1

2.36±0.58

2.27±0.66

0.384

Location of primary

   

 Peripheral

80 (42.55%)

69 (36.70%)

0.208

 Central

16 (8.51%)

23 (12.23%)

Lobar origin

   

 RUL

19 (10.11%)

32 (17.02%)

0.277

 RML

12 (6.38%)

5 (2.66%)

 RLL

16 (8.51%)

14 (7.45%)

 RMLL

0 (0%)

2 (1.06%)

 Right hilum

1 (0.53%)

2 (1.06%)

 LUL

33 (17.55%)

18 (9.57%)

 LLL

15 (7.98%)

16 (8.51%)

 Left hilum

0 (0%)

3 (1.60%)

pTNM stage

  

 IA

35 (18.62%)

17 (9.04%)

0.084

 IB

19 (10.11%)

26 (13.83%)

 IIA

5 (2.66%)

6 (3.19%)

 IIB

14 (7.45%)

13 (6.91%)

 IIIA

15 (7.98%)

19 (10.11%)

 IIIB

2 (1.06%)

9 (4.79%)

 IIIC

1 (0.53%)

0 (0%)

 IVA

4 (2.13%)

3 (1.60%)

Mean tumor diameter (cm)

3.21±1.92

3.30±1.45

0.736

Operative time (min)

154.98±43.07

172.83±44.96

0.006

Blood loss (ml)

216.76±148.06

188.37±105.70

0.133

Chest tube drainage (ml)

117.62±51.34

104.86±50.29

0.352

Duration with tube (day)

5.49±3.82

3.97±3.27

0.531

RLNI

12 (6.38%)

25 (13.30%)

0.016

  1. BMI body mass index, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 second, RUL right upper lobe, RML right middle lobe, RLL right lower lobe, RUMLright upper-middle lobe, RMLL right middle-lower lobe, LUL left upper lobe, LLL left lower lobe, RLNI recurrent laryngeal nerve injury