2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Open surgery/ Diagnostic procedure Total 3,453 3136 2895 Deaths 28 18 25 % 0.81 0.57 0.86 VATS Total 218 244 269 Deaths 4 2 1 % 1.83 0.82 0.37

Table 1: Mortality trends in surgery for mediastinal procedure in UK. *Data from Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) (2002–2005). Thoracic surgical register. Available at: www.scts.org. Accessed 12/11/2014.