Surgical complications were significantly more common after VAT-PP than after talc pleurodesis , occurring in @ ( @ % ) of @ patients who completed VAT-PP versus ten ( @ % ) of @ patients who completed talc pleurodesis ( p = @ ) , as were respiratory complications ( @ -LSB- @ % -RSB- vs @ -LSB- @ % -RSB- ; p = @ ) and air-leak beyond @ days ( five -LSB- @ % -RSB- vs one -LSB- @ % -RSB- ; p = @ ) , although not significantly so .