The Incidence and Management of Pleural Injuries Occurring during Open Nephrectomy

Table 2

Characteristics of patients included in our study.

Number of patients	165
Number of nephrectomies	167
Age
Mean	54.3±14.9
Median	56
Range	9–82
Gender: 𝑛, (%)
Male	104, (63)
Female	61, (37)
Nephrectomy side: n, (%)
Right	89, (53.3)
Left	78, (46.7)
Type of surgery: 𝑛, (%)
SN	37, (22.2)
PN	39, (23.4)
RN	91, (54.5)
Rib resection: 𝑛, (%)
No	58, (34.7)
Yes	109, (65.3)
11th	100, (91.7)
10th and 11th	4, (3.7)
11th and 12th	5, (4.6)
Type of incision: 𝑛, (%)
Flank	148, (88.6)
Chevron	17, (10.2)
Midline	2, (1.2)
Pleural injury: 𝑛, (%)
No	147, (88)
Yes	20, (12)
Chest tube insertion: 𝑛, (%)
No	16, (80)
Yes	4, (20)

SN: simple nephrectomy, PN: partial nephrectomy, RN: radical nephrectomy.