Table 3 Operative characteristics

Right-sided procedure

15 (56%)

14 (47%)

0.5027

Thoracotomy

23 (85%)

10 (33%)

< 0.0001***

Number of lesions resected

1.9 ± 0.9

1.3 ± 0.9

0.0235*

Operative time, min

83 ± 22

67 ± 43

0.1020

Lesion volume, cm³

4.2 ± 5.4

3.1 ± 4.0

0.3827

Volume of lung resected, cm³

24.6 ± 36.2

55.2 ± 42.1

0.0084**

Resection: lesion volume ratio

27.4 ± 60.3

91.1 ± 145.4

0.0587

Clear resection margins at histology

11 (41%)

29 (97%)

< 0.0001***