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Table 3 Localization and surgical procedures related characteristics

From: A novel localization technique for peripheral ground glass opacity using geometric parameters measured on CT images

Variables

Patients (n = 93)

GGOs (n = 108)

Successful localization rates, n (%)

93 (100)

108 (100)

Durations of preoperative measurement (minutes, median, range)

3, 2–10

3, 2–4

Durations of surgical procedure (minutes, median, range)

9, 5–32

7, 5–10

Pathologically negative surgical margin, n (%)

93 (100)

108 (100)

Sufficient surgical margin, n (%)

91 (98)

106 (98)

The distance from nodule to the marked visceral pleura (cm, median, range)

0.6, 0–1.5

Surgical procedures, n (%)

 Bilateral pulmonary operation

8 (9)

 Unilateral pulmonary operation for multiple lesions

13 (14)

 Multiple wedge resections

10 (11)

 Wedge resection and segmentectomy

8 (9)

 Wedge resection and lobectomy

7 (8)

Pleural adhesion, n (%)

6 (7)

No placement of thoracic drainage tube

8 (9)

  1. Sufficient resection margin was defined as resection margin ≥ 2 cm or the tumor diameter