Postoperative complications in patients undergoing a lobectomy with NSCLC
| Complication type | No of patients (%) |
| Any complication | 37 (41.2) |
| Respiratory | 20 (22.5) |
| Atelectasis | 8 (9.0) |
| Air leak | 7 (7.9) |
| Pneumonia | 2 (2.2) |
| Sputum retention | 2 (2.2) |
| Bronchial asthma | 2 (2.2) |
| Chylothorax | 1 (1.1) |
| Empyema | 1 (1.1) |
Some patients had more than one complication.