ArticleThe Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2018
Nonintubated Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Single-Center Experience.
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- Comparative outcomes of uniportal and multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Prospective in-depth analysis of anaesthetic management of spontaneous ventilation VATS for lung cancer resection: a matched pairs comparison to intubated VATS.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Awake thoracoscopic non-anatomic pulmonary resections under thoracic paravertebral block: Results of a tertiary referral centre.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
- Current New Approach in Thoracoscopic Surgery: Non-Intubated Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (NI-UniVATS).Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Thoracic surgery in the non-intubated spontaneously breathing patient.Respiratory research · 2022Review
- First experiences in non-intubated, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a single-centre study.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2021Article
- Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung cancer: a consensus report from Chinese Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (CSTCVS) and Chinese Association of Thoracic Surgeons (CATS).Translational lung cancer research · 2020Review
- Nonintubated thoracoscopic surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2020Review
- Non-intubated uniportal VATS surgery is feasible approach.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Comparison of Uniportal versus Multiportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Segmentectomy.The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2019Article
- Non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- Tubeless thoracic surgery: ready for prime time?Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe report our surgical technique for nonintubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pulmonary resection and early postoperative outcomes at a single center.
methodsBetween January and July 2017, 40 consecutive patients underwent nonintubated uniportal VATS pulmonary resection. Multilevel intercostal nerve block was performed using local anesthesia in all patients, and an intrathoracic vagal blockade was performed in 35 patients (87.5%).
resultsTwenty-nine procedures (72.5%) were performed in patients with lung cancer (21 lobectomies, 6 segmentectomies, and 2 wedge resections), and 11 (27.5%) in patients with pulmonary metastases, benign lung disease, or pleural disease. The mean anesthesia time was 166.8 minutes, and the mean operative duration was 125.9 minutes. The mean postoperative chest tube duration was 3.2 days, and the mean hospital stay was 5.8 days. There were 3 conversions (7.5%) to intubation due to intraoperative hypoxemia and 1 conversion (2.5%) to multiportal VATS due to injury of the segmental artery. There were 7 complications (17.5%), including 3 cases of prolonged air leak, 2 cases of chylothorax, 1 case of pleural effusion, and 1 case of pneumonia. There was no in-hospital mortality.
conclusionNonintubated uniportal VATS appears to be a feasible and valid surgical option, depending on the surgeon's experience, for appropriately selected patients.
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