Drainage and hospital stay:
While both groups had similar haemodynamic and peroperative features and
fenestration rates, in Group 2; total drain output, duration of pleural
drainage, prolonged drainage and LOHS were lower (p=0.05, p=0.04,
p=0.04, p=0.04, respectively). While the mean total drain output was 111
(IQR 56-171) ml / kg in Group 1, it was 85 (IQR 60-104) in Group 2
(p=0.05). The mean duration of pleural drainage was 10 days in Group 1
and 7.8 days in Group 2 (p=0.04). Prolonged drainage was observed in 35
(72.9%) patients in Group 1 and in 23 (52.3%) patients in Group 2
(p=0.04). While it was 15 (IQR 11-21) days in Group 1, it was 12 (IQR
8-19) days in Group 2 (p=0.04). There was no statistically significant
difference between the groups in terms of the incidence of chest tube
reinsertion (p=0.84) (Table 2).