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Kösek V, Al Masri E, Nikolova K, Ellger B, Wais S, Redwan B. Comparative clinical experience of subcostal VATS versus conventional uniportal lateral VATS approach. J Minim Access Surg 2024; 20:326-333. [PMID: 39047681 PMCID: PMC11354960 DOI: 10.4103/jmas.jmas_26_24] [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: 02/11/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The present study reports the first clinical experience with subcostal uniportal VATS (suVATS) compared with the conventional lateral uniportal VATS (luVATS) approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients who underwent suVATS between January 2019 and April 2020 were included. Patients who had undergone luVATS for similar indications were included as the control group. The data were prospectively and retrospectively analysed. RESULTS The suVATS group included 38 patients with a mean age of 61 (30-83) years. The luVATS group included 33 patients (mean age, 69 years; range: 46-89 years). An intercostal block was performed intraoperatively in the luVATS group. Local infiltration under anaesthesia was performed around the incision in the suVATS group. The duration of the surgery was significantly longer in the suVATS group. However, the chest tube treatment and hospital stay duration were significantly shorter in the suVATS group. The routinely recorded Visual Analogue Scale scores on the first post-operative day and the day of discharge were significantly lower in the suVATS group. CONCLUSION Subcostal uniportal VATS enables a shorter drainage treatment duration and hospital stay and significantly reduces post-operative pain. Thus, a faster patient recovery can be achieved.
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- Volkan Kösek
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinik am Park, Klinikum Westfalen, Lünen, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinik am Park, Klinikum Westfalen, Lünen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinik am Park, Klinikum Westfalen, Lünen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Dortmund, Klinikum Westfalen, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of General Visceral, Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery, Augusta Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinik am Park, Klinikum Westfalen, Lünen, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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Al-Githmi IS, Alotaibi A, Habeebullah A, Bajunaid W, Jar S, Alharbi NA, Aziz H. Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Elective Thoracotomy Versus Thoracoscopic Surgeries. Cureus 2023; 15:e45367. [PMID: 37849610 PMCID: PMC10578611 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Background Postoperative pulmonary complications correlate highly with thoracic surgery compared to other surgeries. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical approach that provides considerable advantages over major open thoracotomy. Methodology This is a retrospective cohort study. All patients aged 18 years and above of both genders were included in the study. Cases following up outside King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, were excluded from our study. Complications were measured per the records on follow-up day 1, day 7, and day 30. Mortality was measured within 30 days after the surgery. Results A total of 151 patients were included in the study. Age ranged from 18 to 85 years, with males representing 62.3% of the sample, while Saudis represented 59.6%. VATS was performed in 71.5%, while thoracotomy was performed in 28.5%. Of the total, 19.4% had postoperative complications within 30 days in the VATS group, while 23.3% were in the thoracotomy group. No significant differences were found between the rates of complications between the two groups. Additionally, the admission rate to ICU was significantly twice as common in the thoracotomy group (65.1%) compared to the VATS group (33.3%). Besides, the average duration of the chest tube's stay was three to seven days in both groups (62.1% in the VATS group and 70.7% in the thoracotomy group). Lastly, regarding the requirements of opioids, VATS showed more need for opioids (44.4%) compared to thoracotomy (32.6%). Conclusion The rates of postoperative complications were low in both groups, and no significant differences were found between the two procedures. In addition, the VATS group showed significantly higher use of opioids compared to the thoracotomy group. We recommend conducting further studies with larger sample sizes to increase the statistical power of detection.
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- Iskander S Al-Githmi
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Thoracic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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Liu YW, Chou A, Chou SH. Experience of Simultaneous Bilateral Open Surgery and VATS for Pulmonary Metastasectomy. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 71:121-129. [PMID: 35279816 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Resection is the current treatment of choice for resectable bilateral pulmonary metastases. This study aimed to compare the differences in outcomes between simultaneous bilateral open and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for pulmonary metastasectomy. METHODS Forty-three patients underwent pulmonary metastasectomy through one-stage bilateral open thoracotomy (n = 16) and VATS (n = 27) between 2011 and 2020. Perioperative and oncological data were analyzed. RESULTS The predominant primary tumor histology in both groups was colorectal cancer. The operative time, blood loss, and pain score on postoperative day 1 (POD1) were higher in the open group (p < 0.001, 0.009, and 0.03, respectively). No significant differences in pain score on POD2 and POD3, postoperative length of stay, or complications were found. Notably, numbers of the resected metastatic lung nodules were significantly greater in the open group (median number: 9.5 vs. 3, p < 0.001). Recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were comparable. The median RFS was 15 months (interquartile range [IQR], 6-22) in the open group and 18 months (IQR, 8-47) in the VATS group. The median OS was 28 months (IQR, 14-44) and 29 months (IQR, 15-54) in the open group and VATS group, respectively. CONCLUSION One-stage bilateral pulmonary metastasectomy is safe and reduces medical expenditures in selected patients regardless of surgical approach. Although the open group harbored a greater number of metastatic foci, perioperative and oncological outcomes were similar to that of the VATS group.
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- Yu-Wei Liu
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Poznañ University of Medical Sciences, Poznañ, Poland
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Huang JF, Ou Yang CH, Cheng CT, Hsu CP, Wen CT, Liao CH, Hsieh CH, Fu CY. Could video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery be feasible for blunt trauma patients with massive haemothorax? Injury 2023; 54:44-50. [PMID: 35999067 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The study reviewed the experience of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of massive haemothorax (MHT). MATERIALS AND METHODS All adult patients who sustained blunt trauma with a diagnosis of traumatic haemothorax or pneumothorax (ICD9 860; ICD10 S27.0-2), injury to the heart and lungs (ICD9 861; ICD10 S26, S27.3-9), and injury to the blood vessels of the thorax (ICD9 901; ICD10 S25) were queried from the trauma registry between 2014 and 2018. Patients who had chest tube drainage amounts meeting the criteria for MHT and who underwent subsequent operations were eligible for analyses. The patients were divided into VATS or thoracotomy groups based on the surgical modalities. Descriptions and analyses of the two groups were made. RESULTS Thirty-eight patients were enroled in the study, including 8 females (21%) and 30 males. The median age was 47.0 (first quartile (Q1) 25.5 and third quartile (Q3) 59.3) years. Twenty-three patients were in the VATS group, six (26%) of whom were converted to thoracotomy. There were no obvious differences in age, sex, pulse rate, or systolic pressure on arrival to the ED or after resuscitation between the two groups. The laboratory data were worse amongst the thoracotomy group, especially the arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) results: pH 7.2 (7.1, 7.3) vs. 7.4 (7.2, 7.4); HCO3 14.6 (12.4, 18.7) vs. 19.7 (16.1, 23.9) mEq/L; base excess (BE) -12.6 (-15.8, -7.8) vs. -5.2 (-11.1, -0.9) mEq/L. The PaO2/FiO2 ratio was lower in the thoracotomy group (91.4 (68.5, 193.3) vs. 245.3 (95.7, 398.0) mmHg). The thoracotomy group had coagulopathy (INR 1.6 (1.2, 1.9) vs. 1.3 (1.1, 1.4)) and required more blood transfusions (WB and PRBC 36.0 (16.0, 48.0) vs. 12.0 (4.0, 24.0) units; FFP 20.0 (6.0, 50.0) vs. 6.0 (2.0, 20.0) unit). No factors associated with VATS conversion to thoracotomy could be identified. CONCLUSIONS VATS could be applied to selected blunt trauma patients with MHT. The major differences between the VATS and thoracotomy groups were coagulopathy, acidosis, PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 200 mmHg, or a persistent need for blood transfusion.
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- Jen-Fu Huang
- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Division of Thoracic Surgery, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Williams NR, Patrick H, Fiorentino F, Allen A, Sharma M, Milošević M, Macbeth F, Treasure T. Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) randomised controlled trial: a systematic review of published responses. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 62:6567629. [PMID: 35415756 PMCID: PMC9257793 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to assess the nature and tone of the published responses to the Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) randomized controlled trial. METHODS Published articles that cited the PulMiCC trial were identified from Clarivate Web of Science (©. Duplicates and self-citations were excluded and relevant text extracted. Four independent researchers rated the extracts independently using agreed scales for the representativeness of trial data and the textual tone. The ratings were aggregated and summarized. Two PulMiCC authors carried out a thematic analysis of the extracts. RESULTS Sixty-four citations were identified and relevant text was extracted and examined. The consensus rating for data inclusion was a median of 0.25 out of 6 (range 0 to 5.25, IQR 0-1.5) and for textual tone the median rating was 1.87 out of 6 (range 0 to 5.75, IQR 1-3.5). The majority of citations did not provide adequate representation of the PulMiCC data and the overall the textual tone was dismissive. Although some were supportive, many discounted the findings because the trial closed early and was underpowered to show non-inferiority. Two misinterpreted the authors' conclusions but there was acceptance that five-year survival was much higher than widely assumed. CONCLUSIONS Published comments reveal a widespread reluctance to consider seriously the results of a carefully conducted randomized trial. This may be because the results challenge accepted practice because of 'motivated reasoning'. But there is a widespread misunderstanding of the fact that though PulMiCC with 93 patients was underpowered to test non-inferiority, it still provides reliable evidence to undermine the widespread belief in a major survival benefit from metastasectomy.
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- Norman R Williams
- Surgical and Interventional Trials Unit, University College London, UK
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- Nightingale-Saunders Clinical Trials & Epidemiology Unit, King's Clinical Trials Unit, Kings College London, UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College, London, UK
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- Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Institute for Lung Diseases of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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- Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, UK
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Treasure T, Williams NR, Macbeth F. The full cohort of 512 patients and the nested controlled trial in 93 patients in the Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) study raise doubts about the effective size at present claimed. J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 17:9. [PMID: 35034630 PMCID: PMC8762936 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-022-01757-2] [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: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A comparison of the relative merits of video-assisted pulmonary metastasectomy versus thoracotomy is predicated on the assumption that removal of asymptomatic lung metastases favourably influences survival and that it does so by a large degree. Recently published but long-awaited evidence from a prospective cohort study and a randomised trial of Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) challenges that assumption.
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- Tom Treasure
- Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, London, UK.
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- Surgical and Interventional Trials Unit, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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