ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018
Comparison of non-intubated versus intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.
Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05595096 (Comparison of Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block Combined Laryngeal Mask Airway With Preservation of Spontaneous Breathing Versus General Anesthesia Using Double-lumen Endobronchial Intubation in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparison of Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block Combined Laryngeal Mask Airway With Preservation of Spontaneous Breathing Versus General Anesthesia Using Double-lumen Endobronchial Intubation in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery:
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Long-term oncologic outcomes after non-intubated versus intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of non-intubated and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for perioperative complications-a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Non-intubated vs. intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of thoracic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of propensity score-matched cohorts.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of non-intubated and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries of major pulmonary resections for lung cancer-a meta-analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Non-intubated anesthesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Minimally invasive lung surgery with an intraoperative completely or partially tubeless protocol: randomized clinical trial.BJS open · 2024Trial
- Comparison of early postoperative cytokine changes in patients undergoing intubated and non-intubated thoracic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2021Trial
- Effects of intra-operative fluid management under the guidance of stroke volume variability on short-term prognosis after thoracoscopic lobectomy.Cardiovascular journal of AfricaTrial
- Effects of non-intubated anesthesia on postoperative pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic segmentectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Short-term and long-term outcomes of non-tracheal intubation anesthesia in thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Clinical evaluation of non-intubated spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and compromised pulmonary function: a propensity score-matched analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Bibliometric and visualization analysis of non-intubated thoracic anaesthesia [2014-2025].Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- From nonintubation to tubeless: redefining perioperative strategies in modern anesthesiology and thoracic surgery.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Is Less More? A Meta-Analysis of Non-Intubated Versus Intubated VATS for Anatomic Resections in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Awake videothoracoscopic anatomic lung resections for non-small cell lung cancer under thoracic paravertebral block: clinical experiences.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- From Awake to Minimalist Spontaneous Ventilation Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery: An Ongoing Journey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Current New Approach in Thoracoscopic Surgery: Non-Intubated Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (NI-UniVATS).Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Awake thoracic surgery for lung cancer treatment: where we are and future perspectives-our experience and review of literature.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Review
- Awake versus intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pleural disease: a retrospective cohort study from a single tertiary center.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Advances in the use of non-intubated spontaneous-ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundNon-intubated, or awake, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has been implemented for non-anatomical lung resection and the results obtained were encouraging to consider the approach for anatomical pulmonary resection. This study was conducted to evaluate the perioperative outcomes of the non-intubated and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy in lung cancer in regards to feasibility and safety.
methodsA retrospective analysis of 62 consecutive video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomies (31 lobectomies as non-intubated, 31 lobectomies as intubated) performed in Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea between January and December 2016.
resultsBoth groups share comparable clinical characteristics including the age, sex, BMI, FEV1, DLCO, smoking history, lung lobes procedure, histological type and pathological staging. There was no difference in the mean of postoperative hospitalization period (6.9 versus 7.6 days, P=0.578) and the total chest tube duration (5.6 versus 5.4 days, P=0.943) between non-intubated and intubated lobectomy respectively. Both groups had a comparable surgical outcome for the anesthesia duration, operative time, blood loss and postoperative complications. The operative time required for lobe-specific surgery was shorter in the non-intubated group except for the LLL (mean 121.7 minutes for non-intubated group versus 118.3 minutes for the intubated group). The only statistically significant surgical outcome was for the number of dissected lymph nodes between both groups (the mean number of nodes for the non-intubated group was 12.6 versus 18.0 nodes for the intubated group, P=0.003). One patient in the non-intubated group required conversion to single lung intubation and mini-thoracotomy because of bleeding with no conversion in the intubated group. No mortality encountered in either group.
conclusionsThe perioperative surgical outcomes for the non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy are comparable to the intubated technique. Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is safe and is technically feasible. However, further prospective randomized studies are needed for a better comparison between non-intubated and intubated VATS lobectomy.
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