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ArticleWideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques2017

The feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic surgery under epidural and/or local anesthesia for spontaneous pneumothorax: a meta-analysis.

Wei Chen, Chenlei Zhang, Gebang Wang, Zhengjun Li, Hailong Wang, Hongxu Liu

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Article in Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. First experiences in non-intubated, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a single-centre study.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2021
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Wei ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Chenlei ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Gebang WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Zhengjun LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Hailong WangDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Center of Evidence Based Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Hongxu LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute · CNChina Medical University · CNFirst Hospital of China Medical University · CNShenyang 242 Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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epidural anesthesiageneral anesthesialocal anesthesiaspontaneous pneumothoraxthoracoscopic surgery

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