Postoperative complications

Group 1

Group 2

Pain severity (Mosby scale)

6 - 8

6 - 8

Prolonged air leak

2%

2%

Pleural space complications

0%

0%

Chest infection

1.5%

1%

Wound infection

0%

0%

Systemic complications

0%

0%

Hospital stay

(2 - 15) mean 3.6 days

(2 - 8) mean 4.6