Drainless Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Drainless video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) wedge resection has been demonstrated as feasible in treating various lung diseases. However, it remains unknown whether this surgical technique can be effectively applied to lobectomy. In the current study, we evaluated the perioperative outcome of drainless, minimally invasive lobectomy in patients with lung cancer. A total of 26 lung cancer patients who received surgery-performed pulmonary lobectomy were enrolled. The perioperative outcomes were analyzed based on a propensity score matching a comparison with those who had chest drainage. No major surgical morbidity and mortality was noted during the perioperative period. The mean of postoperative hospital stay was 5.08 ± 2.48 days. There was no significant difference in postoperative hospita

SUBMITTER: Yong LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8396950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature