The Incidence and Management of Pleural Injuries Occurring during Open Nephrectomy

Table 1

Analysis of risk factors for occurrence of pleural injury during nephrectomy.

Pleural injury	(+)	(−)	𝑃-value
Age	58.1±12.1	53.8±15.1	.221
Gender: 𝑛, (%)
Male	11, (10.5)	94, (89.5)	.437
Female	9, (14.5)	53, (85.5)
Side: 𝑛, (%)
Right	10, (11.2)	79, (88.8)	.753
Left	10, (12.8)	68, (87.2)
Type of surgery: 𝑛, (%)
SN	1, (2.7)	36, (97.3)
PN	4, (10.3)	35, (89.7)	.087
RN	15, (16.5)	76, (83.5)
Rib resection: 𝑛, (%)
Yes	18, (16.5)	91, (83.5)	.013
No	2, (3.4)	56, (96.6)
Incision: 𝑛, (%)
Flank	19, (12.8)	129, (87.2)	.475
Chevron and midline	1, (5.3)	18, (94.7)

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