Variable

Total (No., %)

Control group air leak < 5 days

n = 238 (No., %)

Air leak ≥ 5 days n = 31 (No., %)

P-value*

LOS (days) n = 269 Mean (SD)

5.83 (5.47)

4.95 (4.65)

12.61 (6.54)

<0.001

All cause 30 day mortality

2 (0.74)

2 (0.84)

0

0.608

30 day readmit

2 (0.74)

1 (0.42)

1 (3.23)

0.218

90 day readmit

6 (2.23)

5 (2.10)

1 (3.23)

0.524