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Table 2 Clinical characteristics after propensity score matching

From: Powered stapling system with gripping surface technology for pulmonary resection of lung cancer: real-world clinical effectiveness

Events

n (%) or mean ± SD

p-value

GST (n = 54)

Manual (n = 54)

 

Cancer type

   

 Squamous cell carcinoma

1 (2.0%)

1 (2.0%)

1.000

 Adenocarcinoma

42 (82.4%)

41 (80.4%)

 Other

8 (15.7%)

9 (17.6%)

Tumor location

   

 Segment

34 63.0%)

24 (44.4%)

0.082

 Lobe

20 (37.0%)

30 (55.6%)

Access type

   

 Single port

20 (37.0%)

30 (55.6%)

0.155

 Double port

17 (31.5%)

12 (22.2%)

 Triple port

17 (31.5%)

12 (22.2%)

Pulmonary fissures

   

 Incomplete

16 (30.2%)

14 (25.9%)

0.783

 Less incomplete

37 (69.8%)

40 (74.1%)

Pulmonary fuction

   

 High

44 (81.5%)

44 (81.5%)

1.000

 Moderate

10 (18.5%)

10 (18.5%)

Pleural adhesions

   

 None

35 (64.8%)

36 (66.7%)

0.804

 Mild

15 (27.8%)

16 (29.6%)

 Moderate

4 (7.4%)

2 (3.7%)

Cancer stage

   

 TNM_T

   

  1

5 (14.7%)

3 (7.5%)

0.569

  1a

18 (52.9%)

19 (47.5%)

  1b

8 (23.5%)

6 (15.0%)

  1c

0 (0%)

1 (2.5%)

  2

1 (2.9%)

3 (7.5%)

  2a

1 (2.9%)

3 (7.5%)

  2b

1 (2.9%)

2 (5.0%)

  3

0 (0%)

2 (5.0%)

  is

0 (0%)

1 (2.5%)

 TNM_N

   

  0

34 (100%)

37 (92.5%)

0.299

  2

0 (0%)

3 (7.5%)

 TNM_M

   

  0

23 (67.6%)

32 (80.0%)

0.345

  x

11 (32.4%)

8 (20.0%)

Cormobidities

   

 Emphysema

2 (3.7%)

1 (1.9%)

1

 Diabetes

6 (11.1%)

6 (11.1%)

1

 Hypertension

10 (18.5%)

12 (22.2%)

0.811

 Other

15 (27.8%)

10 (18.5%)

0.361