Complication developed in patients with postoperative pleural space
| Operation | Complication | Rethoracotomies/ redrainage, postoperative day | Postoperative hospitalization, d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullectomy | massive air leakage | Reoperation, 2 | 11 |
| L+wed (Ca) | massive air leakage | Reoperation, 8 | 16 |
| Bullectomy | massive air leakage | Reoperation, 3 | 11 |
| BL (Ca) | hydropneumothora | Reoperation, 30 | 14 |
| Bullectomy | infection | Redrainage, 15 | 36 |
| L (Inf) | infection | Redrainage, 18 | 58 |
| L (Inf) | infection | Redrainage, 21 | 52 |
| L+wed (Ca) | infection | Redrainage, 28 | 88 |
L = lobectomy; wed = wedge resection; Ca = cancer; BL = bilobectomy; Inf = infectious diseases.