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Table 5 Comparison of the recovery time of RLNI 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

 

Non-energy device (n=12)

Energy device (n=25)

P value

2 weeks

5 (41.67%)

2 (8.00%)

0.025

1 month

3 (25.00%)

7 (28.00%)

0.998

3 months

3 (25.00%)

11 (44.00%)

0.306

More than 6 months

1 (8.33%)

5 (20.00%)

0.641

  1. RLNI recurrent laryngeal nerve injury