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Table 2 Comparison of fetal magnetic resonance imaging examinations and pre-operative and post-operative status between the emergency operation and non-emergency operation groups

From: Usefulness of fetal magnetic resonance imaging for postnatal management of congenital lung cysts: prediction of probability for emergency surgery

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Emergency operation group

Non-emergency Operation group

p value

nā€‰=ā€‰7

nā€‰=ā€‰11

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Volume of affected lesion/thoracic cavity (ml)

0.174(0.000ā€“0.445)

0.274 (0.152ā€“0.389)

0.2090

Volume of affected lung/thoracic cavity (ml)

0.228(0.013ā€“0.554)

0.108 (0.008ā€“0.337)

0.3927

Volume of contralateral lung/thoracic cavity (ml)

0.166 (0.051ā€“0.199)

0.195 (0.139ā€“0.267)

0.0188

Positive for mediastinal compression (n)

7

4

0.0128

Positive for hydrops (n)

2

0

0.1373

Blood loss (ml)

18 (1ā€“114)

2 (0ā€“41)

0.0360

Number of intubation days after operation

19 (1ā€“22)

0 (0ā€“3)

0.0014

Number of respiratory support days after operation

22 (6ā€“80)

0 (0ā€“39)

0.0023

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

43 (21ā€“109)

10 (7ā€“77)

0.0085

Underwent thoracotomy (n)

3

0

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Underwent thoracoscopic surgery (n)

4

11

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Operative time for thoracoscopy (min)

160 (75ā€“296)

206 (83ā€“441)

0.4687

Median (range).