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Table 2 Perioperative parameters

From: Comparison of percutaneous endoscopic thoracic decompression and posterior thoracic laminectomy for treating thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum: a retrospective study

Characteristics

PETD group (n = 11)

PTL group (n = 9)

P value

Duration of surgery (minutes)

95.0 ± 18.8

131.1 ± 19.0

0.00

Drainage (mL)

20.2 ± 7.9

586.1 ± 284.2

0.00

Hospital stay (days)

4.4 ± 1.2

10.4 ± 2.6

0.00

Complications

3/11

2/9

 
  1. PETD percutaneous endoscopic thoracic decompression; PTL posterior thoracic laminectomy