| Complications | SLB (n = 150) | TBLC (n = 297) |
| Severe Bleeding | 0 | 0 |
| Persistent fever | 7 | 0 |
| Prolonged airleak | 5 | 1 |
| Acute exacerbation | 5 | 1 |
| Pneumonia/Empyema | 3 | 0 |
| Transient respiratory failure | 0 | 2 |
| Pneumothorax (in Total) | NA | 60 |
| Pneumothorax requiring Drainage | NA | 46 |