Table 1 Comparison of the patient characteristics and clinical data between VATS bullectomy using staplers and VATS bullae ligation
Ligation | Staplers | t/x2 | P-value | Sig | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. = 60 | No. = 60 | |||||
Age (years) | Range | 14 – 54 | 15 – 65 | -1.619• | 0.108 | NS |
Mean ± SD | 29.700 ± 10.582 | 32.900 ± 11.060 | ||||
Median [IQR] | 27 [17.50] | 31.5 [17.25] | ||||
Sex | Male | 44 (73.3%) | 50 (83.3%) | 1.768* | 0.184 | NS |
Female | 16 (26.7%) | 10 (16.7%) | ||||
Smoking | No | 17 (28.3%) | 14 (23.3%) | 0.391* | 0.532 | NS |
Yes | 43 (71.7%) | 46 (76.7%) | ||||
Complaint | Dyspnea | 20 (33.3%) | 25 (41.7%) | 0.937• | 0.626 | NS |
Chest pain | 23 (38.3%) | 21 (35%) | ||||
Both | 17 (28.3%) | 14 (23.3%) | ||||
Diagnosis | 1ry spontanous. Pneumothorax | 24 (40%) | 28 (46.7%) | 0.543* | 0.461 | NS |
2ry spontanous pneumothorax | 36 (60%) | 32 (53.3%) | ||||
Side of pneumothorax | Right | 31 (51.7%) | 32 (53.3%) | 2.492* | 0.288 | NS |
Left | 16 (26.7%) | 21 (35%) | ||||
Bilateral | 13 (21.7%) | 7 (11.7%) | ||||
Number of bullae | 1 | 36 (60%) | 30 (50%) | 5.497* | 0.139 | NS |
2 | 15 (25%) | 26 (43.3%) | ||||
3 | 6 (10%) | 3 (5%) | ||||
4 | 3 (5%) | 1 (1.7%) | ||||