Comparison of postoperative cough-related quality of life and recovery between sublobectomy and lobectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients: a longitudinal study

Table 3 Kaplan–Meier estimated postoperative cough recovery time (days from surgery)

LCQ-MC	Median days to recovery (95% confidence interval)^a			P
LCQ-MC	Overall	Lobectomy	Sublobectomy	P
Physical	97(85–109)	99(98–100)	69(35–103)	0.024
Psychological	96(78–114)	99(97–101)	67(36–98)	0.006
Social	66(37–95)	98(72–124)	50(27–73)	0.046
Total	97(85–109)	99(98–100)	69(35–103)	0.024

Data are presented as median(95%CI)
^aRecovery of postoperative cough was defined as the patient having reported LCQ-MC individual domain or total score at the preoperative (baseline) level

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