Feasibility of twenty-four-hour discharge of patients with anterior mediastinal tumors after subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A wide variety of surgical procedures are administrated in day-surgery unit and are able to be discharged within 24 hours with high efficiency, safety and economy. This study sought to evaluate the safety and feasibility of 24-hour discharge of patients with anterior mediastinal tumors after subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and describe our surgery procedure experiences.

Methods

A total of 70 selected patients with anterior mediastinal tumors undergoing subxiphoid VATS were included in this prospective study. The patients' clinical features, intraoperative and postoperative complications were assessed, and postoperative pain scale and satisfaction scores were also evaluated.

Results

The subxiphoid VATS was completed with no conversion

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494595 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature