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Table 3 Procedure data

From: Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic drainless sympathectomy for palmar and palmo-plantar hyperhidrosis: an institutional experience

Variable

n = 213

Operative time (minutes), mean ± SD

35.03 ± 4.1

Hospital stay (hours), mean ± SD

31.79 ± 17.5

Postoperative pneumothorax, n (%)

6 (2.8%)

Postoperative ICT, n (%)

2 (0.9%)

Duration of follow-up (months), mean ± SD

13.56 ± 1.11

Compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH), n (%)

76 (35.7%)

Areas/domains affected by CH, n (%)

 Palmar

1 (0.5%)

 Axillary

1 (0.5%)

 Plantar

30 (14.1%)

 Facial

1 (0.5%)

 Trunkal

75 (35.2%)

Recurrence

1 (0.5%)

Postoperative HDSS score at 6 months

 1

212 (99.5%)

 3

1 (0.5%)

Postoperative HDSS score at 1 year

 1

200 (93.9%)

 2

7 (3.3%)

 3

4 (1.9%)

 4

2 (0.9%)

  1. ICT intercostal chest tube, HDSS Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale