Table 2. Thoracotomy

See table 1legend for further information (no information reported for studies in this table regarding preoperative physiologic data or psychologic data).

* Follow-up at 3–12 months.

† Follow-up at 13–31 months.

‡ Median follow-up at 20 months.

§ Median follow-up at 30 months.

∥ Mean follow-up at 25 months.

# Mean follow-up at 33 months.

** Follow-up at 12 months.

†† Follow-up at 6 months, intra- and postoperative epidural analgesia.

‡‡ Follow-up at 6 months, postoperative epidural analgesia.

PL-thor = posterolateral thoracotomy; VATS = video-assisted thoracic surgery (thoracoscopic).