Table 1 Complication rates of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery reported in various studies
From: Thoracic endoscopic surgery: advantages and limitations
Complications | McAfee et al. [42] | Huang et al. [46] | Anand et al. [49] | Al-Sayyad et al. [50] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercostal neuralgia | 6 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 |
Pneumothorax | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.4 |
Pulmonary embolus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Lung atelectasis | 5 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.4 |
Blood loss ≥ 2000 ml | 2 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
Chylothorax | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Implant failure | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Pneumonia | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.4 |
Conversion to open thoracotomy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |