Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics
Characteristic | Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (sd) | Median (IQR) | |
Demographic variables | Â | Â | Â |
Age | 164 | 62.9 (7.9) | 63.6 (58.4, 67.9) |
Male Gender (n/%) | 133 (81) | Â | Â |
Alcohol (n/%) | 106 (66) | Â | Â |
Smoking (n/%) | 22 (13) | Â | Â |
Clinical variables | Â | Â | Â |
Hospital length of stay (days) | 164 | 17 (15) | 13 (11, 18) |
ICU length of stay (days) | 164 | 4 (4) | 3 (1, 5) |
Blood loss | 163 | 268.1 (256.1) | 200 (0, 400) |
Blood transfusion (units) | 164 | 0.3 (2.0) | 0 (0,0) |
Tumour length (cm) | 114 | 3.9 (2.7) | 3.3 (2, 5.5) |
Total pack years | 164 | 16 (18) | 15 (0, 29) |
Hospital length of stay > 10 days (n/%) | 133 (81) |  |  |
Tumour length > 3 cm (n/%) | 58 (51) |  |  |
| Â | (n/%) |
|---|---|
Co-morbidities | Â |
Hypertension | 62 (36) |
Diabetes | 21 (13) |
Respiratory | 33 (20) |
Cardiac | 27 (17) |
Treatment | Â |
Preoperative radiotherapy | 67 (41) |
Preoperative chemotherapy | 129 (79) |
ASA score | Â |
1 or 2 | 111 (68.1) |
3 | 52 (31.9) |
Pathological T staging | Â |
0/1/1a/1b/Tis | 72 (44) |
2/3 | 92 (56) |
TNM staging | Â |
0/IA/IB | 75 (46) |
II/IIB/IIIA/IIIB | 82 (50) |
IIIC/4 | 7 (4) |
Procedure type | Â |
Open chest and abdominal approach | 76 (46) |
Hybrid (thoracoscopic) | 88 (54) |