Single complication | Total (N = 442) | BSA ≤ 1.68 m2 (N = 197) | BSA > 1.68 m2 (N = 245) | P value |
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Prolonged air leak (>5 days) | 52 (11.8%) | 14 (7.1%) | 38 (15.5%) | 0.006 |
Subcutaneous emphysema | 29 (6.6%) | 9 (4.6%) | 20 (8.2%) | 0.13 |
Pneumothorax | 15 (3.4%) | 7 (3.6%) | 8 (3.3%) | 0.87 |
Chylothorax | 14 (3.2%) | 1 (0.5%) | 13 (5.3%) | 0.004 |
Wound infection | 2 (0.5%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.20 |
Hemothorax | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1.0 |
Bronchial fistula | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1.0 |