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Table 4 Postoperative complications, mortality, and duration of hospital stay

From: Hypoxia preconditioning attenuates lung injury after thoracoscopic lobectomy in patients with lung cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial

 

HPC group (n = 35)

Control group (n = 35)

Pulmonary complications

 Atelectasis

3

1

 Pneumonia

3

4

 Prolonged air leak

0

0

 Pleural effusion

0

1

Others

 Urinary tract infection

1

0

 Neurologic complications

0

0

Overall morbidity

7

6

Mortality

0

0

Postoperative hospital stay (d)

8.32 ± 3.77*

10.87 ± 6.58

  1. Values are expressed as the means ± standard deviation, number of patients. *P < 0.05 compared with control group
  2. Abbreviations: HPC hypoxic preconditioning