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Table 1 Patient characteristics with perioperative data

From: Male adolescents with contralateral blebs undergoing surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax may benefit from simultaneous contralateral blebectomies

 

B+cb (n = 32)

U+cb (n = 40)

U−cb (n = 60)

p value

Age (mean ± SD) (y)

17.4 ± 1.0

17.0 ± 1.0

16.9 ± 1.3

0.190

Height (mean ± SD) (cm)

175.3 ± 5.5

174.4 ± 6.2

174 ± 5.6

0.612

Weight (mean ± SD) (kg)

57.6 ± 9

56.8 ± 7.8

57.3 ± 8

0.917

BMI (mean ± SD) (kg/m2)

18.7 ± 2.3

18.6 ± 2.1

18.9 ± 2.1

0.852

Smoking (yes), % (n)

19 (6)

8 (3)

10 (6)

0.296

Operative time (median with IQR) (min)

120 (110–120)

60 (50–65)

55 (50–65)

 < 0.001

Blood loss (median with IQR) (ml)

25 (20–27.5)

10 (5–15)

10 (5–15)

0.835

Postoperative NRS pain score (median with IQR)

5.5 (5–6.5)

5 (4–5)

4 (3.5–5)

 < 0.001

Postoperative hospital stays (median with IQR) (d)

6 (5–7)

4 (4–6)

5 (4–6)

0.255

Follow-up (median with IQR) (mo)

92 (74–121)

51 (14–109)

80 (55–111)

0.002

Complication (grade I and II), % (n)

13 (4)

15 (6)

13 (8)

0.949

Overall recurrence, % (n)

9 (3)

45 (18)

18.3 (11)

 < 0.001

Contralateral recurrence, % (n)

0 (0)

30 (12)

1.6 (1)

 < 0.001

Ipsilateral recurrence, % (n)

9 (3)

15 (6)

16.7 (10)

0.632

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range, NRS numerical rating scale, B+cb those with contralateral blebs receiving one-stage bilateral surgeries, U+cb those with contralateral blebs only receiving unilateral surgery, Ucb those without contralateral blebs only receiving unilateral surgery. Data are presented as % (n)