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Zhu J, Xu C, Tao H, Xin S, Xu W. Placement of a Customised Y-Shaped Silicone Stent via the Transthoracic Approach for Closing a Large Bronchial Stump Fistula. Respirol Case Rep 2025; 13:e70152. [PMID: 40099030 PMCID: PMC11913528 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.70152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2025] [Revised: 03/06/2025] [Accepted: 03/08/2025] [Indexed: 03/19/2025] Open
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Bronchial stump fistula occurs at the site of a lobectomy or segmentectomy and is a specific type of bronchopleural fistula. In addition to complications such as empyema and pneumothorax, a large bronchial stump fistula can result in decreased lung ventilation due to significant air leakage, particularly during general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation, making closure of the large bronchial stump fistula challenging. The present paper reports on a case of a patient with a large right bronchial stump fistula who had difficulty maintaining normal oxygenation when using conventional tracheal intubation for mechanical ventilation. We utilised left-lung single-lung ventilation during the procedure to ensure adequate oxygenation and inserted a customised Y-shaped silicone stent via the transthoracic approach into the right-side fistula to occlude the bronchial stump fistula. A satisfactory outcome was achieved in this case.
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- Junqi Zhu
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineTongde Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Endoscopy DepartmentTongde Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Anesthesiology DepartmentTongde Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery DepartmentTongde Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineTongde Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouZhejiangChina
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Itmaiza M, Bael P, Isayed T, Abufarah A, Frijat I, Hamamdeh M. Awake Thoracotomy in an Obese Case of Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report. Case Rep Anesthesiol 2025; 2025:7867957. [PMID: 39968322 PMCID: PMC11835473 DOI: 10.1155/cria/7867957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2025] [Indexed: 02/20/2025] Open
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Introduction: Awake thoracic surgery is an old procedure still being used to this day for various indications, utilizing many different techniques for local analgesia. Case Presentation: We described the case of a 60-year-old obese heavy smoker, with significant respiratory and cardiac morbidity, who presented with signs of cardiac tamponade secondary to hypothyroidism. Our patient was treated with a pericardial window, using serratus anterior and parasternal blocks. Discussion: We presented the first case to our knowledge that employed parasternal and serratus anterior blocks as local analgesia for an awake thoracotomy, we also discussed different techniques, indications, benefits, and complications.
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- Malek Itmaiza
- Medical Research Club, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine
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- Medical Research Club, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine
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Wang L, Wang D, Zhang Y. Comparison of postoperative pulmonary complications and intraoperative safety in thoracoscopic surgery under non-intubated versus intubated anesthesia: a randomized, controlled, double-blind non-inferiority trial. Updates Surg 2024; 76:2863-2873. [PMID: 39126533 PMCID: PMC11628443 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-024-01935-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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PURPOSE Traditional anesthesia for video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) such as double-lumen tracheal intubation (DLT) and one-lung ventilation (OLV), may lead to post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Non-intubation VATS (NIVATS) is an anesthetic technique that avoided DLT and OLV, maybe avoiding the PPCs. So we hypothesized that NIVATS would non-inferiority to intubation VATS (IVATS) in the risk of developing PPCs and some safety indicators. METHODS This study is a randomised, controlled, double-blind, non-inferiority trial, 120 patients were randomly assigned to the NIVATS group and IVATS group according to 1:1. The primary outcome was the incidence of PPCs with a pre-defined non-inferiority margin of 10%. The second outcome was the safety indicators, including the incidence of cough/body movement, hypoxemia, malignant arrhythmia, regurgitation and aspiration, and transferring to endobronchial intubation intraoperatively (The malignant arrhythmia was defined as an arrhythmia that caused hemodynamic disturbances in a short period of time, resulting in persistent hypotension or even cardiac arrest in the patient). RESULTS There was no significant difference in demographic indicators such as gender and age between the two groups. The incidence of PPCs in the NIVATS group was non-inferior to that in the IVATS group (1.67% vs. 3.33%, absolute difference: - 1.67%; 95%CI - 7.25 to 3.91). In additionan, no significant differences were found between the two groups for the incidence of cough/body movement (10.00% vs. 11.67%, p = 0.77), the incidence of hypoxemia (25% vs. 18.33%, p = 0.38), the incidence of malignant arrhythmia (1.67% vs. 6.67%, p = 0.36), the incidence of regurgitation and aspiration (0% vs. 0%, p > 0.999) and the incidence of transferring to endobronchial intubation intraoperatively (0% vs. 0%, p > 0.999). CONCLUSION We conclude that when using the non-intubation anesthesia for VATS, the incidence of PPCs was not inferior to intubation anesthesia. Furthermore, NIVATS had little effect on perioperative safety.
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- Lingfei Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning, China.
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Szabo Z, Fabo C, Szarvas M, Matuz M, Oszlanyi A, Farkas A, Paroczai D, Lantos J, Furak J. Spontaneous Ventilation Combined with Double-Lumen Tube Intubation during Thoracic Surgery: A New Anesthesiologic Method Based on 141 Cases over Three Years. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6457. [PMID: 37892595 PMCID: PMC10607362 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12206457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Non-intubated thoracic surgery has not achieved widespread acceptance despite its potential to improve postoperative outcomes. To ensure airway safety, our institute has developed a technique combining spontaneous ventilation with double-lumen tube intubation (SVI). This study aimed to verify the feasibility and limitations of this SVI technique. METHODS For the SVI method, anesthesia induction involves fentanyl and propofol target-controlled infusion, with mivacurium administration. Bispectral index monitoring was used to ensure the optimal depth of anesthesia. Short-term muscle relaxation facilitated double-lumen tube intubation and early surgical steps. Chest opening preceded local infiltration, followed by a vagal nerve blockade to prevent the cough reflex and a paravertebral blockade for pain relief. Subsequently, the muscle relaxant was ceased. The patient underwent spontaneous breathing without coughing during surgical manipulation. RESULTS Between 10 March 2020 and 28 October 2022, 141 SVI surgeries were performed. Spontaneous respiration with positive end-expiratory pressure was sufficient in 65.96% (93/141) of cases, whereas 31.21% (44/141) required pressure support ventilation. Only 2.84% (4/141) of cases reversed to conventional anesthetic management, owing to technical or surgical difficulties. Results of the 141 cases: The mean maximal carbon dioxide pressure was 59.01 (34.4-92.9) mmHg, and the mean lowest oxygen saturation was 93.96% (81-100%). The mean one-lung, mechanical and spontaneous one-lung ventilation time was 74.88 (20-140), 17.55 (0-115) and 57.73 (0-130) min, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Spontaneous ventilation with double-lumen tube intubation is safe and feasible for thoracic surgery. The mechanical one-lung ventilation time was reduced by 76.5%, and the rate of anesthetic conversion to relaxation was low (2.8%).
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- Zsolt Szabo
- Doctoral School of Multidisciplinary Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Bács-Kiskun County Teaching Hospital, H-6000 Kecskemét, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Markusovszky University Teaching Hospital, H-9700 Szombathely, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, Bács-Kiskun County Teaching Hospital, H-6000 Kecskemét, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Huang J, Huang W, Zhang J, Tan Z, Wang D. Application of laryngeal mask airway anesthesia with preserved spontaneous breathing in children undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:933158. [PMID: 36969299 PMCID: PMC10036823 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.933158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate the feasibility and safety of non-intubated general anesthesia with spontaneous breathing combined with paravertebral nerve blocks (PVNB) in young children undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and to determine its significance for rapid recovery after pediatric thoracic surgery. Methods The data of 46 children aged 6-36 months with an American Society of Anesthesiologists status of I-II who underwent elective VATS under general anesthesia were retrospectively analyzed. Of these patients, 25 underwent non-intubated general anesthesia with spontaneous breathing combined with PVNB (non-intubation group), and 21 received conventional intubated general anesthesia combined with local infiltration anesthesia (intubation group). The following perioperative parameters were compared between the two groups: heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure, saturation of pulse oximetry (SpO2), partial pressure end-tidal carbon dioxide, time from the completion of the operation to extubation or removing laryngeal masks, time to first feeding after the operation, length of postoperative in-hospital stay, incidence of postoperative complications, and hospitalization expenses. Results The operations were completed successfully in both groups. When the non-intubation group was compared with the intubation group, the minimal SpO2 level during the surgery was higher (93% vs. 88%, P < 0.001), which might indicate better oxygenation. There was no significant difference of the duration of surgery and intraoperative blood loss between two groups. Compared to the intubation group, the duration of anesthesia (P = 0.027), time from the completion of the operation to extubation (P < 0.001), time to the first feeding after surgery (P < 0.001), and length of postoperative in-hospital stay (P < 0.001) were significantly reduced in the non-intubation group. The incidence of postoperative complications was not significantly different. Conclusions Non-intubated general anesthesia with spontaneous breathing combined with PVNB is safe and feasible in young children undergoing VATS and can promote rapid recovery in young children undergoing thoracoscopic surgery.
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- Jinjin Huang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
- Correspondence: Dongpi Wang
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Elkhouly AG, Karamustafaoglu YA, Galvez C, Rao M, Lerut P, Grimonprez A, Akar FA, Peer M, Bedetti B, Tosi D, Turna A, Elkahwagy M, Pompeo E. Nonintubated versus intubated thoracoscopic bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A multicenter propensity-matched analysis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2022; 30:1010-1016. [PMID: 36163699 DOI: 10.1177/02184923221129239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed at comparing in a multicenter propensity-matched analysis, results of nonintubated versus intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) bullectomy/blebectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). METHODS Eleven Institutions participated in the study. A total of 208 patients underwent VATS bullectomy by intubated (IVATS) (N = 138) or nonintubated (NIVATS) (N = 70) anesthesia during 60 months. After propensity matching, 70 pairs of patients were compared. Anesthesia in NIVATS included intercostal (N = 61), paravertebral (N = 5) or thoracic epidural (N = 4) block and sedation with (N = 24) or without (N = 46) laryngeal mask under spontaneous ventilation. In the IVATS group, all patients underwent double-lumen-intubation and mechanical ventilation. Primary outcomes were morbidity and recurrence rates. RESULTS There was no difference in age (26.7 ± 8 vs 27.4 ± 9 years), body mass index (19.7 ± 2.6 vs 20.6 ± 2.5), and American Society of Anesthesiology score (2 vs 2). Main results show no difference both in morbidity (11.4% vs 12.8%; p = 0.79) and recurrence free rates (92.3% vs 91.4%; p = 0.49) between NIVATS and IVATS, respectively, whereas a difference favoring the NIVATS group was found in anesthesia time (p < 0.0001) and operative time (p < 0.0001), drainage time (p = 0.001), and hospital stay (p < 0.0001). There was no conversion to thoracotomy and no hospital mortality. One patient in the NIVATS group needed reoperation due to chest wall bleeding. CONCLUSION Results of this multicenter propensity-matched study have shown no intergroup difference in morbidity and recurrence rates whereas shorter operation room time and hospital stay favored the NIVATS group, suggesting a potential increase in the role of NIVATS in surgical management of PSP. Further prospective studies are warranted.
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- 14400University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, 58883Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- 9339Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- I.Ü. Cerrahpasa, 64298Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fabo C, Oszlanyi A, Lantos J, Rarosi F, Horvath T, Barta Z, Nemeth T, Szabo Z. Non-intubated Thoracoscopic Surgery-Tips and Tricks From Anesthesiological Aspects: A Mini Review. Front Surg 2022; 8:818456. [PMID: 35223971 PMCID: PMC8873170 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.818456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background In the last few decades, surgical techniques have been developed in thoracic surgery, and minimally invasive strategies such as multi-and uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) have become more favorable even for major pulmonary resections. With this surgical evolution, the aesthetic approach has also changed, and a paradigm shift has occurred. The traditional conception of general anesthesia, muscle relaxation, and intubation has been re-evaluated, and spontaneous breathing plays a central role in our practice by performing non-intubated thoracoscopic surgeries (NITS-VATS). Methods We performed a computerized search of the medical literature (PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus) to identify relevant articles in non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery using the following terms [(non-intubated) OR (non-intubated) OR (awake) OR (tubeless) OR (regional anesthesia)] AND [(VATS) OR (NIVATS)], as well as their Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms. Results Based on the outcomes of the reviewed literature and our practice, it seems that pathophysiological concerns can be overcome by proper surgical and anesthetic management. All risks are compensated by the advantageous physiological changes that result in better patient outcomes. With the maintenance of spontaneous breathing, the incidence of potential adverse effects of mechanical ventilation, such as ventilator-induced lung injury and consequent postoperative pulmonary complications, can be reduced. The avoidance of muscle relaxants also results in the maintenance of contraction of the dependent hemidiaphragm and lower airway pressure levels, which may lead to better ventilation-perfusion matching. These techniques can be challenging for surgeons as well as for anesthetists; hence, a good knowledge of physiological and pathophysiological changes, clear inclusion and exclusion and intraoperative conversion criteria, and good communication between team members are essential. Conclusion NITS-VATS seems to be a feasible and safe method in selected patients with evolving importance as a part of the minimally invasive surgical and anesthetic conception and has a role in reducing perioperative complications, which is crucial in the thoracic surgical patient population.
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- Csongor Fabo
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zala County St. Raphael Hospital, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, Bács- Kiskun County Hospital, Kecskemét, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Ars Medica Laser Surgery Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
- *Correspondence: Zsolt Szabo
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Grott M, Eichhorn M, Eichhorn F, Schmidt W, Kreuter M, Winter H. Thoracic surgery in the non-intubated spontaneously breathing patient. Respir Res 2022; 23:379. [PMID: 36575519 PMCID: PMC9793515 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-022-02250-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The interest in non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (NIVATS) has risen over the last decade and numerous terms have been used to describe this technique. They all have in common, that the surgical procedure is performed in a spontaneously breathing patient under locoregional anaesthesia in combination with intravenous sedation but have also been performed on awake patients without sedation. Evidence has been generated favouring NIVATS compared to one-lung-ventilation under general anaesthesia. MAIN BODY We want to give an overview of how NIVATS is performed, and which different techniques are possible. We discuss advantages such as shorter length of hospital stay or (relative) contraindications like airway difficulties. Technical aspects, for instance intraoperative handling of the vagus nerve, are considered from a thoracic surgeon's point of view. Furthermore, special attention is paid to the cohort of patients with interstitial lung diseases, who seem to benefit from NIVATS due to the avoidance of positive pressure ventilation. Whenever a new technique is introduced, it must prove noninferiority to the state of the art. Under this aspect current literature on NIVATS for lung cancer surgery has been reviewed. CONCLUSION NIVATS technique may safely be applied to minor, moderate, and major thoracic procedures and is appropriate for a selected group of patients, especially in interstitial lung disease. However, prospective studies are urgently needed.
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- Matthias Grott
- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Center for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases, Pneumology Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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Aymerich H, Bonome C, González-Rivas D. Non intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resections (NI-VATS) in COVID times. Saudi J Anaesth 2021; 15:362-367. [PMID: 34764844 PMCID: PMC8579503 DOI: 10.4103/sja.sja_421_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The emergence of epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019 in Wuhan, China causing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its rapid expansion around the world, leading to a global pandemic of dimensions not observed at least since the "Spanish influenza" pandemic in 1917-18, has had great consequences at all levels, including social, health and economic spheres. This pandemic situation forces us, as health care workers, to redefine our medical and surgical actions to adapt them to this new reality. It is important, when the rules of the game change, to rethink and to reevaluate if the balance between risk and benefit have moved to a different point of equilibrium, and if our indications of certain surgical interventions need to be redefined. In this article we try to answer the doubts that arise about the suitability of the NI-VATS technique and assess whether its use in these new pandemic circumstances might add advantages, especially in relation to minimize the risks of virus contagion between patients and all healthcare personnel during the surgical procedure, as well as the known advantages described in many articles the last ten years.
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- H Aymerich
- Department of Anesthesia, Quironsalud Hospital, Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesia, San Rafael Hospital, Coruña, Spain
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Kostroglou A, Kapetanakis EI, Rougeris L, Froudarakis ME, Sidiropoulou T. Review of the Physiology and Anesthetic Considerations for Pleuroscopy/Medical Thoracoscopy. Respiration 2021; 101:195-209. [PMID: 34518491 DOI: 10.1159/000518734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pleuroscopy or medical thoracoscopy is the second most common utilized procedure after bronchoscopy in the promising field of interventional pulmonology. Its main application is for the diagnosis and management of benign or malignant pleural effusions. Entry into the hemithorax is associated with pain and patient discomfort, whereas concurrently, notable pathophysiologic alterations occur. Therefore, frequently procedural sedation and analgesia is needed, not only to alleviate the patient's emotional stress and discomfort by mitigating the anxiety and minimizing the pain but also for yielding better procedural conditions for the operator. The scope of this review is to present the physiologic derangements occurring in pleuroscopy and compare the various anesthetic techniques and sedative agents that are currently being used in this context.
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- Andreas Kostroglou
- 2nd Department of Anesthesiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Anesthesiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Anesthesiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Wen Y, Liang H, Qiu G, Liu Z, Liu J, Ying W, Liang W, He J. Non-intubated spontaneous ventilation in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 57:428-437. [PMID: 31725158 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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It remains unclear whether non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is comparable or advantageous compared with conventional intubated VATS. Thus, we systematically assessed the feasibility and safety of non-intubated VATS compared with intubated VATS perioperatively for the treatment of different thoracic diseases. An extensive search of literature databases was conducted. Perioperative outcomes were compared between 2 types of operations. The time trend of the overall results was evaluated through a cumulative meta-analysis. Subgroup analyses of different thoracic diseases and study types were examined. Twenty-seven studies including 2537 patients were included in the analysis. A total of 1283 patients underwent non-intubated VATS; intubated VATS was performed on the other 1254 patients. Overall, the non-intubated VATS group had fewer postoperative overall complications [odds ratios (OR) 0.505; P < 0.001]; shorter postoperative fasting times [standardized mean difference (SMD) -2.653; P < 0.001]; shorter hospital stays (SMD -0.581; P < 0.001); shorter operative times (SMD -0.174; P = 0.041); shorter anaesthesia times (SMD -0.710; P < 0.001) and a lower mortality rate (OR 0.123; P = 0.020). Non-intubated VATS may be a safe and feasible alternative to intubated VATS and provide a more rapid postoperative rehabilitation time than conventional intubated VATS.
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- Yaokai Wen
- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China.,Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Panyu District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Panyu District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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Gokce M, Altinsoy B, Piskin O, Bahadir B. Uniportal VATS pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion: awake or intubated? J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 16:95. [PMID: 33879212 PMCID: PMC8056594 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01461-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with awake VATS (AVATS) pleural biopsy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions. Methods The diagnostic efficacy of pleural biopsy by uniportal VATS under general anesthesia or AVATS under local anesthesia and sedation performed by the same surgeon in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion between 2007 and 2020 were retrospectively evaluated. Test sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were compared as well as age, gender, comorbidities, procedure safety, additional pleural-based interventions, duration time of operation and length of hospital stay. Results Of 154 patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion, 113 (73.37%) underwent pleural biopsy and drainage with VATS, while 41 (26.62%) underwent AVATS pleural biopsy. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 92, 100, 100, and 85.71% for VATS, and 83.3, 100, 100, and 78.9% for AVATS, respectively. There was no significant difference in diagnostic test performance between the groups, (p = 0.219). There was no difference in the rate of complications [15 VATS (13.3) versus 4 AVATS (9.8%), p = 0.557]. Considering additional pleural-based interventions, while pleural decortication was performed in 13 (11.5%) cases in the VATS group, no pleural decortication was performed in AVATS group, (p = 0.021). AVATS group was associated with shorter duration time of operation than VATS (22.17 + 6.57 min. Versus 51.93 + 8.85 min., p < 0.001). Length of hospital stay was relatively shorter in AVATS but this was not statistically significant different (p = 0.063). Conclusions Our study revealed that uniportal AVATS pleural biopsy has a similar diagnostic efficacy and safety profile with VATS in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed pleural effusion who have a high risk of general anesthesia due to advanced age and comorbidities. Accordingly, uniportal AVATS pleural biopsy may be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of all exudative undiagnosed pleural effusions.
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- Mertol Gokce
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bulent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Bulent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Bulent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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Chen PH, Hung WT, Chen JS. Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for the Management of Primary and Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Thorac Surg Clin 2020; 30:15-24. [PMID: 31761280 DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nonintubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of primary and secondary pneumothorax was first reported in 1997 by Nezu. However, studies on this technique are few. Research in the past 20 years has focused on the perioperative outcomes, including the surgical duration, length of hospital stay, and postoperative morbidity and respiratory complication rates, which appear to be better than those of surgery under intubated general anesthesia. This study provides information pertaining to the physiologic, surgical, and anesthetic aspects and describes the potential benefits of nonintubated thoracoscopic surgery for the management of primary and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
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- Pei-Hsing Chen
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, No. 579, Sec. 2, Yun-Lin Road, Douliu City, Yun-Lin County 64041, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10002, Taiwan.
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Qaqish TR, Cox S, Carr R, Katlic M. Treatment of Pleural Effusions with Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin 2019; 30:25-32. [PMID: 31761281 DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery has considerably improved the care of the thoracic surgical patient. Patients are able to leave the hospital sooner and experience less pain with equal oncologic outcomes when compared with open surgery. Nonintubated thoracic surgery has more recently been applied in the management of both benign and malignant pleural effusions. This article provides the general thoracic surgeon a detailed description on how to manage pleural effusions using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in a nonintubated patient. Surgical techniques and pearls are also presented.
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- Thamer Robert Qaqish
- Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2435 West Belvedere Avenue, Suite 42, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2435 West Belvedere Avenue, Suite 42, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2435 West Belvedere Avenue, Suite 42, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2435 West Belvedere Avenue, Suite 42, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA.
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Nonintubated thoracic surgery (NITS) has a good safety record in experienced hands, but has pitfalls for beginners. The main aim of NITS is to keep the patient under spontaneous respiration, avoiding adverse effects, such as hypoxemia, hypercapnia, panic attacks, and finally conversion to general anesthesia. In this paper, the safety aspects of anesthesia for NITS is discussed based on data from the literature and personnel clinical experiences.
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- Gabor Kiss
- Department of Anesthesia for Cardiothoracics and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Felix Guyon, Allée des Topazes, Saint Denis F-97400, Réunion, France.
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Hung WT, Cheng YJ, Chen JS. Nonintubated thoracoscopic surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 68:733-739. [PMID: 31605286 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-019-01220-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Recent advances in the management of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer have focused on less invasive anesthetic and surgical techniques. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without tracheal intubation is an evolving technique to provide a safe alternative with less short-term complication and faster postoperative recovery. The purpose of this review was to explore the latest developments and future prospects of nonintubated thoracoscopic surgery for early lung cancer. METHODS We examined various techniques and surgical procedures as well as the outcomes and benefits. RESULTS The results indicated a new era of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in which there is reduced procedure-related injury and enhanced postoperative recovery for lung cancer. CONCLUSIONS Nonintubated thoracoscopic surgery is a safe and feasible minimally invasive alternative surgery for early non-small cell lung cancer. Faster recovery and less short-term complication are potential benefits of this approach.
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- Wan-Ting Hung
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan. .,National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Jung J, Kim DH, Son J, Lee SK, Son BS. Comparative study between local anesthesia and general anesthesia in the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2019; 7:553. [PMID: 31807534 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.09.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background There is increasing interest in non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). At present, this method is used in various types of thoracic surgery. Especially, simple wedge resection via VATS is thought to be an optimal indication of non-intubated VATS. This study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of VATS bullectomy under local anesthesia by comparison with bullectomy under general anesthesia. Methods A total of 183 cases of wedge resection under general anesthesia and 52 cases of wedge resection under local anesthesia were examined. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed to assess the feasibility, usability, and cost effectiveness of wedge resection under local anesthesia. The preoperative clinical parameters, including age, sex, and the number of pneumothorax episodes and previous operations, were used to match cases and controls. Results There were no significant differences between the local and general anesthesia groups in operative time (57.5±23.1 and 56.6±25.6 min, respectively; P=0.857), type of operation [single-incision thoracoscopic surgery (SITS), n=48 and n=47, respectively; multi-port-VATS (M-VATS), n=4 and n=5, respectively; P=0.730], or chest tube indwelling time (3.6±1.5 and 4.4±2.5 days, respectively; P=0.064). The mean times from arrival at the operating room (OR) to skin incision (16.4±12.3 and 46.4±17.2 min, respectively; P<0.001), and from the end of surgery to arrival at the general ward (36.0±25.6 and 58.1±20.9 min, respectively; P<0.001) were significantly shorter in the local anesthesia group than the general anesthesia group. The total cost was significantly lower in the local anesthesia group than in the general anesthesia group (4,890.6±717.1 and 5,739.1±1,154.6, respectively; P<0.001). Conclusions Local anesthesia shortened the overall hospital stay by reducing the interval between admission and surgery, allowing immediate ambulation after surgery. In addition, this method reduced costs by avoiding the need for anesthesia.
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- Joonho Jung
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Medical Research Institute of Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Medical Research Institute of Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Medical Research Institute of Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Medical Research Institute of Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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Kayama S, Yamamoto H, Sawamura S. Successful use of regional anesthesia in non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery in patients with cardiopulmonary failure: two case reports. JA Clin Rep 2018; 4:48. [PMID: 32026007 PMCID: PMC6967262 DOI: 10.1186/s40981-018-0183-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND One-lung ventilation under general anesthesia is necessary for thoracic surgery, but this procedure is often difficult in surgery for patients with cardiopulmonary failure. Non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is performed under local anesthesia for patients with respiratory failure, but has not been performed for patients with circulatory failure. Here, we report management of two patients with cardiopulmonary failure who underwent non-intubated VATS with paravertebral block and infiltration anesthesia. CASE PRESENTATION Case 1 was a 79-year-old male with dyspnea at rest due to left large pleural effusion and cardiac dysfunction who underwent thoracoscopic pleural biopsy with paravertebral block under spontaneous breathing. The patient was also receiving dialysis. Case 2 was a 53-year-old male who developed empyema due to large pleural effusion, resulting in a poor general condition and cardiac dysfunction, and underwent video-assisted empyema curettage only with infiltration anesthesia under spontaneous breathing. In both patients, intraoperative respiration and circulation remained stable with values similar to those present preoperatively, and there were no problems after surgery. CONCLUSIONS We safely anesthetized two patients with difficulty to general anesthesia by ensuring sufficient regional anesthesia during VATS under spontaneous breathing. These cases suggest that regional anesthesia for non-intubated VATS can contribute to maintain intra- and postoperative respiration and circulation in patients with cardiopulmonary failure.
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- Satoru Kayama
- Department of Anesthesiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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Zheng H, Hu XF, Jiang GN, Ding JA, Zhu YM. Nonintubated-Awake Anesthesia for Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Procedures. Thorac Surg Clin 2018; 27:399-406. [PMID: 28962712 DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) strategies are gaining popularity. This review focuses on noninutbated VATS, and discusses advantages, indications, anesthetic techniques, and approaches to intraoperative crisis management. Advances in endoscopic, endovascular, and robotic techniques have expanded the range of surgical procedures that can be performed in a minimally invasive fashion. The nonintubated thoracoscopic approach has been adapted for use with major lung resections. The need for general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation has been reexamined, such that regional or epidural analgesia may be sufficient for cases where lung collapse can be accomplished with spontaneous ventilation and an open hemithorax.
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- Hui Zheng
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Zhengmin Road 507, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Zhengmin Road 507, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Zhengmin Road 507, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Zhengmin Road 507, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Zhengmin Road 507, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Umari M, Falini S, Segat M, Zuliani M, Crisman M, Comuzzi L, Pagos F, Lovadina S, Lucangelo U. Anesthesia and fast-track in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS): from evidence to practice. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:S542-S554. [PMID: 29629201 PMCID: PMC5880994 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In thoracic surgery, the introduction of video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques has allowed the development of fast-track protocols, with shorter hospital lengths of stay and improved outcomes. The perioperative management needs to be optimized accordingly, with the goal of reducing postoperative complications and speeding recovery times. Premedication performed in the operative room should be wisely administered because often linked to late discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Inhalatory anesthesia, when possible, should be preferred based on protective effects on postoperative lung inflammation. Deep neuromuscular blockade should be pursued and carefully monitored, and an appropriate reversal administered before extubation. Management of one-lung ventilation (OLV) needs to be optimized to prevent not only intraoperative hypoxemia but also postoperative acute lung injury (ALI): protective ventilation strategies are therefore to be implemented. Locoregional techniques should be favored over intravenous analgesia: the thoracic epidural, the paravertebral block (PVB), the intercostal nerve block (ICNB), and the serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) are thoroughly reviewed and the most common dosages are reported. Fluid therapy needs to be administered critically, to avoid both overload and cardiovascular compromisation. All these practices are analyzed singularly with the aid of the most recent evidences aimed at the best patient care. Finally, a few notes on some of the latest trends in research are presented, such as non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and intravenous lidocaine.
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- Marzia Umari
- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, and Emergency, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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Katlic MR. Five Hundred Seventy-Six Cases of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Using Local Anesthesia and Sedation: Lessons Learned. J Am Coll Surg 2018; 226:58-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Katlic MR. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Utilizing Local Anesthesia and Sedation: How I Teach It. Ann Thorac Surg 2017; 104:727-730. [PMID: 28838501 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Mark R Katlic
- Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital and Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
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The feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic surgery under epidural and/or local anesthesia for spontaneous pneumothorax: a meta-analysis. Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne 2017; 12:216-224. [PMID: 29062440 PMCID: PMC5649503 DOI: 10.5114/wiitm.2017.68895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to compare thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax under epidural and/or local anesthesia (ELA) with that under general anesthesia and prove the feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic surgery under ELA for spontaneous pneumothorax. Relevant studies were searched in five databases from their date of publication to June 2016. We collected and analyzed the data concerning operative time, hospital stay, complications, air leak, recurrence and perioperative mortality. A forest plot was performed to compare the differences between the two groups. There were no significant differences between the ELA group and the general anesthesia (GA) group in operative time, hospital stay, complications, air leak or recurrence. There were 6 deaths reported in two studies. However, patients in the ELA group had significantly shorter global operating room time. Our study demonstrated that ELA, in comparison with GA, is feasible and safe for thoracoscopic surgery of spontaneous pneumothorax.
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Guo Z, Yin W, Zhang X, Xu X, Liu H, Shao W, Liu J, Chen H, He J. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: simultaneous treatment by bilateral non-intubated videothoracoscopy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016; 23:196-201. [PMID: 27165732 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Through a retrospective study, we assessed the feasibility and safety of simultaneous bilateral thoracoscopic wedge resection of blebs or bullae for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) under thoracic epidural anaesthesia with spontaneous ventilation. METHODS This retrospective analysis involved a cohort of 37 consecutive patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral thoracoscopic bullectomy under spontaneous ventilation thoracic epidural anaesthesia (n = 15) or intubated general anaesthesia (n = 22) between July 2011 and September 2015. The perioperative data, short-term outcomes and recurrence rates of the two groups were compared. RESULTS The two groups had comparable preoperative demographic profiles. There were no conversions to thoracotomy or intubated single-lung ventilation. The peak end-tidal carbon dioxide in the non-intubated group was significantly higher than that in the intubated group (mean: 48 vs 34 mmHg, P < 0.001). Both groups had comparable surgical duration, blood loss and lowest intraoperative pulse oxygen saturation level. Postoperatively, the two groups had comparable chest tube duration, volume of fluid administration, length of hospital stay and complication rates. No mortality occurred. The total anaesthesia cost in non-intubated group was significantly lower (mean: CNY 4584 vs 5649, P = 0.016). The mean follow-up was 23.6 ± 12.9 months in the non-intubated group and 21.1 ± 13.4 months in the intubated group. Two recurrent pneumothoraxes in 2 patients were observed after surgical procedures for PSP. One recurrence developed in the non-intubated group (7%) and one in the intubated group (5%). CONCLUSIONS Simultaneous bilateral non-intubated thoracoscopic bullectomy is not only well tolerated and technically feasible but also a safe alternative for selected patients with simultaneous bilateral PSP or with high risk of contralateral recurrence.
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- Zhihua Guo
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease and China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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Hung MH, Liu YJ, Hsu HH, Cheng YJ, Chen JS. Nonintubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for management of indeterminate pulmonary nodules. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2015; 3:105. [PMID: 26046046 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.04.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Indeterminate pulmonary nodules are common findings in clinical practice, especially after widespread use of high-resolution computed tomographic scans for cancer screening. To determine whether the nodule is malignant or not, surgery is usually required for either diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in the early stages. Current development in minimally invasive surgery and anesthesia using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without tracheal intubation (nonintubated VATS) are feasible and safe for resection of peripheral lung nodules, including nonintubated needlescopic or uniportal approaches. In addition, nonintubated VATS may offer high-risk patients for intubated general anesthesia opportunities to receive surgery. Therefore, nonintubated VATS can provide an attractive alternative for early diagnosis and treatment of indeterminate lung nodules.
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- Ming-Hui Hung
- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, 2 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan ; 3 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, 2 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan ; 3 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, 2 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan ; 3 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, 2 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan ; 3 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, 2 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan ; 3 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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Liu YJ, Hung MH, Hsu HH, Chen JS, Cheng YJ. Effects on respiration of nonintubated anesthesia in thoracoscopic surgery under spontaneous ventilation. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2015; 3:107. [PMID: 26046048 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.04.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Thoracoscopic surgery without tracheal intubation [nonintubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)] is an emerging treatment modality for a wide variety of thoracic procedures. By surgically induced open pneumothorax, the operated lung collapse progressively while the dependent lung is responsible for sufficiency of respiratory function, including oxygenation and ventilation. Encouraging results showed that ventilatory changes and oxygenation could be adequately maintained in major lung resection surgery and in patients with impaired respiratory function. In spite of a relative hypoventilation, mild hypercapnia is inevitable but clinically well tolerated. An understanding the respiratory physiology during surgical pneumothorax, either in awake or sedative status, and an established protocol for conversion into tracheal intubation are essential for patient safety during nonintubated VATS.
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- Ying-Ju Liu
- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 2 Department of Anesthesiology, 3 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 2 Department of Anesthesiology, 3 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 2 Department of Anesthesiology, 3 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 2 Department of Anesthesiology, 3 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu 30059, Taiwan ; 2 Department of Anesthesiology, 3 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 5 Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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Navarro-Martínez J, Gálvez C, Rivera-Cogollos MJ, Galiana-Ivars M, Bolufer S, Martínez-Adsuar F. Intraoperative crisis resource management during a non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2015; 3:111. [PMID: 26046052 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.04.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The management of surgical and medical intraoperative emergencies are included in the group of high acuity (high potential severity of an event and the patient impact) and low opportunity (the frequency in which the team is required to manage the event). This combination places the patient into a situation where medical errors could happen more frequently. Although medical error are ubiquitous and inevitable we should try to establish the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for effective team performance and to guide the development of a critical event. This strategy would probably reduce the incidence of error and improve decision-making. The way to apply it comes from the application of the management of critical events in the airline industry. Its use in a surgical environment is through the crisis resource management (CRM) principles. The CRM tries to develop all the non-technical skills necessary in a critical situation, but not only that, also includes all the tools needed to prevent them. The purpose of this special issue is to appraise and summarize the design, implementation, and efficacy of simulation-based CRM training programs for a specific surgery such as the non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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- Jose Navarro-Martínez
- 1 Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care Department, 2 Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- 1 Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care Department, 2 Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- 1 Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care Department, 2 Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- 1 Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care Department, 2 Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- 1 Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care Department, 2 Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- 1 Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care Department, 2 Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Cox SE, Katlic MR. Non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery as the modality of choice for treatment of recurrent pleural effusions. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2015; 3:103. [PMID: 26046044 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.04.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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This review will establish that the best mode of treatment for recurrent pleural effusions is non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) with chemical talc pleurodesis. The nature of recurrent pleural effusions mandates that any definitive and effective treatment of this condition should ideally provide direct visualization of the effusion, complete initial drainage, a low risk outpatient procedure, a high patient satisfaction rate, a high rate of pleurodesis and a high diagnostic yield for tissue diagnosis. There are various methods available for treatment of this condition including thoracostomy tube placement with bedside chemical pleurodesis, thoracentesis, placement of an indwelling pleural catheter, pleurectomy and VATS drainage with talc pleurodesis. Of these treatment options VATS drainage with the use of local anesthetic and intravenous sedation is the method that offers most of the desired outcomes, thus making it the best treatment modality.
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- Solange E Cox
- Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21215-5216, USA
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- Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21215-5216, USA
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David P, Pompeo E, Fabbi E, Dauri M. Surgical pneumothorax under spontaneous ventilation-effect on oxygenation and ventilation. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2015; 3:106. [PMID: 26046047 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.03.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Surgical pneumothorax allows obtaining comfortable surgical space for minimally invasive thoracic surgery, under spontaneous ventilation and thoracic epidural anesthesia, without need to provide general anesthesia and neuromuscular blockade. One lung ventilation (OLV) by iatrogenic lung collapse, associated with spontaneous breathing and lateral position required for the surgery, involves pathophysiological consequences for the patient, giving rise to hypoxia, hypercapnia, and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). Knowledge of these changes is critical to safely conduct this type of surgery. Surgical pneumothorax can be now considered a safe technique that allows the realization of minimally invasive thoracic surgery in awake patients with spontaneous breathing, avoiding the risks of general anesthesia and ensuring a more physiological surgical course.
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- Piero David
- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Anesthesia and Intensive care, Rome, Italy ; 2 Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Thoracic Surgery, Rome, Italy ; 3 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Anesthesia and Intensive care, Rome, Italy ; 2 Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Thoracic Surgery, Rome, Italy ; 3 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Anesthesia and Intensive care, Rome, Italy ; 2 Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Thoracic Surgery, Rome, Italy ; 3 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Anesthesia and Intensive care, Rome, Italy ; 2 Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Chair of Thoracic Surgery, Rome, Italy ; 3 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Gonzalez-Rivas D, Bonome C, Fieira E, Aymerich H, Fernandez R, Delgado M, Mendez L, de la Torre M. Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resections: the future of thoracic surgery? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015; 49:721-31. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Wang B, Ge S. Nonintubated anesthesia for thoracic surgery. J Thorac Dis 2015; 6:1868-74. [PMID: 25589994 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nonintubated thoracic surgery has been used in procedures including pleura, lungs and mediastinum. Appropriate anesthesia techniques with or without sedation allow thoracic surgery patients to avoid the potential risks of intubated general anesthesia, particularly for the high-risk patients. However, nonintubated anesthesia for thoracic surgery has some benefits as well as problems. In this review, the background, indication, perioperative anesthetic consideration and management, and advantages and disadvantages are discussed and summarized.
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- Bei Wang
- Department of Anesthesia, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Klijian AS, Gibbs M, Andonian NT. AVATS: Awake Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery--extended series report. J Cardiothorac Surg 2014; 9:149. [PMID: 25164440 PMCID: PMC4243776 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-014-0149-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Traditionally, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is performed under general anesthesia with selective ventilation and endotracheal intubation. Although some sparse data exists on VATS under local anesthesia, most series reserve this technique for pleural-based surgery. Performing VATS under local anesthesia may extend the benefits of this procedure to those unable to tolerate general anesthesia and improve outcomes. Method We have extended this technique to include more complex procedures, with results that surpass traditional open thoracotomies. We analyzed 293 patients who underwent awake video-assisted thoracic surgery (AVATS) from June 2010 to January 2014. Results Procedures such as pleural biopsies, wedge resections, decortications, and even lobectomies were able to be safely performed using AVATS technique with comparable or better results than VATS under general anesthesia. Conclusion AVATS is a feasible technique with equal or improved outcomes without compromise in safety. Further study may help delineate the role of this technique in the care of the thoracic surgical patient.
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- Ara S Klijian
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Sharp & Scripps Healthcare, 3131 Berger Ave, Suite 250, San Diego 92123, CA, USA.
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Yang JT, Hung MH, Chen JS, Cheng YJ. Anesthetic consideration for nonintubated VATS. J Thorac Dis 2014; 6:10-3. [PMID: 24455170 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.01.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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In the recent decade, nonintubated-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been extensively performed and evaluated. The indicated surgical procedures and suitable patient groups are steadily increasing. Perioperative anesthetic management presents itself as a fresh issue for the iatrogenic open pneumothorax, which is intended for unilateral lung collapse to create a steady surgical field, and the ensuing physiologic derangement involving ventilatory and hemodynamic perspectives. With appropriate monitoring, meticulous employment of regional anesthesia, sedation, vagal block, and ventilatory support, nonintubated VATS is proved to be a safe alternative to the conventional intubated general anesthesia.
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- Jen-Ting Yang
- Department of Anesthesiologyy, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiologyy, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ; Division of Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiologyy, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hung MH, Hsu HH, Cheng YJ, Chen JS. Nonintubated thoracoscopic surgery: state of the art and future directions. J Thorac Dis 2014; 6:2-9. [PMID: 24455169 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.01.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become a common and globally accepted surgical approach for a variety of thoracic diseases. Conventionally, it is performed under tracheal intubation with double lumen tube or bronchial blocker to achieve single lung ventilation. Recently, VATS without tracheal intubation were reported to be feasible and safe in a series of VATS procedures, including management of pneumothorax, wedge resection of pulmonary tumors, excision of mediastinal tumors, lung volume reduction surgery, segmentectomy, and lobectomy. Patients undergoing nonintubated VATS are anesthetized using regional anesthesia in a spontaneously single lung breathing status after iatrogenic open pneumothorax. Conscious sedation is usually necessary for longer and intensively manipulating procedures and intraoperative cough reflex can be effectively inhibited with intrathoracic vagal blockade on the surgical side. The early outcomes of nonintubated VATS include a faster postoperative recovery and less complication rate comparing with its counterpart of intubated general anesthesia, by which may translate into a fast track VATS program. The future directions of nonintubated VATS should focus on its long-term outcomes, especially on oncological perspectives of survival in lung cancer patients. For now, it is still early to conclude the benefits of this technique, however, an educating and training program may be needed to enable both thoracic surgeons and anesthesiologists providing an alternative surgical option in their caring patients.
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- Ming-Hui Hung
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ; Division of Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Steinthorsdottir KJ, Wildgaard L, Hansen HJ, Petersen RH, Wildgaard K. Regional analgesia for video-assisted thoracic surgery: a systematic review. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013; 45:959-66. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Spiček-Macan J, Stančić-Rokotov D, Hodoba N, Kolarić N, Cesarec V, Pavlović L. Thoracic paravertebral nerve block as the sole anesthetic for an open biopsy of a large anterior mediastinal mass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 28:1032-9. [PMID: 24035063 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jasna Spiček-Macan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology, and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology, and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology, and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia
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Detterbeck FC. Thoracoscopy: a real-life perspective. Clin Chest Med 2013; 34:93-8. [PMID: 23411060 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This article focuses on thoracoscopy for pleural procedures, both diagnostic and therapeutic, and discusses whether there is a difference between pleuroscopy and thoracoscopy or video-assisted thoracic surgery. How thinking should be structured regarding the management of pleural disease in the modern context of available approaches and interventions is also discussed.
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- Frank C Detterbeck
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, BB205, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA.
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Gudbjartsson T. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2013; 95:452. [PMID: 23336863 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Tomas Gudbjartsson
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Awake thoracoscopic biopsy of interstitial lung disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 95:445-52. [PMID: 23245450 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2012] [Revised: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical biopsy of interstitial lung disease (ILD) performed through general anesthesia and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is still associated with not negligible mortality and morbidity rates. We hypothesized feasibility and minimized side-effects of VATS lung biopsy performed by regional anesthesia methods in awake patients. METHODS Thirty patients with clinical and radiologic diagnosis of undetermined ILD underwent awake VATS lung biopsy under thoracic epidural anesthesia (20 patients) or intercostal blocks (10 patients). Primary outcome was technical feasibility scored from 0 (not performed) to 4 (excellent). Cardiorespiratory variables, including the ratio of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO(2)/FiO(2)) and arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO(2)) were also assessed at fixed time points. RESULTS Mean age was 62 ± 10 years. No patient needed conversion to general anesthesia. The feasibility score was 3.4 ± 0.7. Feasibility score correlated with percent predicted diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide (R = 0.67, p = 0.0001). Operative time and global in-operating room time (anesthesia time + operative time) was 22 ± 5 minutes and 47 ± 11 minutes, respectively. The average number of biopsies was 1.8 ± 0.4 per patient. There was no operative mortality and 1 minor complication (3.3%). Mean hospital stay was 1.4 ± 0.7 days and procedure-related cost was 2700 ± 472 euros. Both anesthesia methods resulted in optimal feasibility although by intercostal blocks procedure-related cost was lower (2,410 ± 337 vs 2,800 ± 486 euros, p < 0.002) than by epidural anesthesia. Precise histopathologic diagnosis was achieved in 29 (97%) patients. CONCLUSIONS Our study has shown that in patients with ILD, awake VATS lung biopsy was easily feasible by regional anesthesia and resulted in low morbidity, excellent diagnostic yield, short hospital stay, and low cost.
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