Author

Pts (n)

Operative time (chest)

Blood loss

LNs retrieved

Conversion (%)

(min)

P

(mL)

P

(n)

P

Smithers [53]

PP

23

90 (55-120)

0.01

300 (15-1000)

0.017

17 (9-33)

NS

3

OE

114

120 (60-346)

600 (0-3000)

16 (1-44)

‒

Zingg [54]

PP

56

250.2±7.2^¶

<0.001

320±49

<0.001

5.7±0.4

0.14

5.5

OE

98

209.4±7.8^¶

857±82

6.7±0.5

‒

Gao [55]

PP

96

330±37^¶

<0.01

347±41

<0.01

17.8±5.6

NS

0

OE

78

284±31^¶

519±48

18.0±6.2

‒

Daiko [56]

PP

29

210 (130-395)

<0.001

527 (28-4225)

0.83

23 (4-39)^†

0.66

6.9

OE

30

161 (90-272)

495 (120-1185)

22 (4-38)^†

‒

Yatabe [57]

PP

24

640±85^¶

0.01

209±146

0.002

44±14

0.88

0

OE

24

576±82^¶

474±279

43±15

‒

Iwahashi [58]

PP

46

362±40

<0.001

125 (30-420)

<0.001

23 (9-36)^†

0.77

0

OE

46

234±44

255 (72-925)

22 (9-54)^†

‒

Bonavina [52]

PP

80

330 (302-368)^¶

<0.01

295 (250-335)

0.08

32 (29-43)

0.68

0

OE

80

300 (270-338)^¶

300 (275-340)

34 (28-45)

‒

Biere [59]

PP

59

329 (90-559)^¶

0.002

200 (20-1200)

<0.001

20 (3-44)

0.85

14

OE

56

299 (66-570)^¶

475 (50-3000)

21 (7-47)

‒