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Table 2 Subgroup analysis distributed by surgical approach

From: The impact of thymectomy in subgroups of Myasthenia gravis patients: a single center longitudinal observation

 

Total (n = 94)

MIC (n = 73)

Sternotomy (n = 21)

p-value

Demographic data

    

 Age (years)

45.8 ± 19.6

45.0 ± 18.3

48.6 ± 23.9

0.15

 Female (%)

62.8

60.3

71.4

0.45

 BMI (kg/m2)

27.4 ± 6.7

27.3 ± 7.1

27.7 ± 5.5

0.782

Operating time (min.)

    
 

104.1 ± 34.1

106.7 ± 34.9

94.9 ± 29.9

0.166

ICU stay (days)

    
 

1 [0;16]

1 [0;4]

1 [0;16]

0.746

Inhospital stay (days)

    
 

6 [1;65]

6 [1;37]

9 [6;65]

0.002

Perioperative complications

    

 PMC (%)

4.3

4.1

4.8

1.0

 Reintubation (%)

2.1

2.7

0

1.0

 Pneumonia (%)

5.3

4.1

9.5

0.31

Outcome Analysis

    

 MGQoL preop.

21.5 [0;36]

21.5 [0;36]

14.5 [0;29]

0.49

 MGQoL postop.

3.5 [0;28]

6 [0;28]

0.5 [0;28]

0.76

 MG-ADL preop.

5 [0;15]

5 [0;11]

5 [0;15]

0.213

 MG-ADL postop.

2 [0;16]

2 [0;12]

0 [0;16]

0.833