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Table 4 Postoperative recovery

From: Laser pulmonary metastasectomy preserves parenchyma: a single-centre retrospective study from the United Kingdom

 

Laser-assisted (n = 27)

Stapled (n = 30)

P value

Chest tube duration, days

2.7 ± 2.1

1.6 ± 0.7

0.008*

Postoperative length of stay, days

5.1 ± 3.4

2.8 ± 1.1

0.0007**

Recurrence at metastasectomy site

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

0.3385

  1. *Recurrence at metastasectomy site refers to radiological evidence of recurrence during the follow-up period (11 ± 6 months)
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.005
  4. ***p < 0.0005
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