ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018
Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease: a single-center experience.
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- Yield and safety of different biopsy types in interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022Pooled it
- Non-intubated anesthesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy and Awake Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Interstitial Lung Disease: Complementary Roles in a Stepwise Diagnostic Approach.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Exploring Benefits of Non-Intubated Surgery for Lung Biopsy in Interstitial Lung Disease.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2025Article
- From Awake to Minimalist Spontaneous Ventilation Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery: An Ongoing Journey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Awake thoracoscopic non-anatomic pulmonary resections under thoracic paravertebral block: Results of a tertiary referral centre.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
- Spontaneous Ventilation Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy in Undetermined Interstitial Lung Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Thoracic surgery in the non-intubated spontaneously breathing patient.Respiratory research · 2022Review
- Lung Biopsy With a Non-intubated VATS Approach in an Obese Population: Indications and Results.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Rethinking Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.Clinics in chest medicine · 2021Review
- Developing a minimally-invasive anaesthesiological approach to non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in minor and major thoracic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Retrospective outcomes analysis of 99 consecutive uniportal awake lung biopsies: a real standard of care?Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe mortality and morbidity associated with video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease (ILD) are not negligible. We evaluated whether non-intubated VATS lung biopsy, which avoids intubation and general anesthesia, can be safely performed in ILD subjects.
methodsThis retrospective study compared the incidence of complications and surgical mortality between 25 consecutive intubated subjects and 10 non-intubated subjects (a total of 35 consecutive subjects) at a single institution.
resultsNo major surgical complications or deaths were reported in either group, and non-intubated VATS biopsies were safely performed in subjects with relatively low carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (P=0.08) or poor American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status scores (ASA) (P=0.02).
conclusionsThese preliminary results suggest that non-intubated VATS lung biopsy is a safe and feasible option in patients with ILD.
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