ArticleAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2021
Single-Port vs Conventional Three-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Wedge Resection: Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Surgical Costs.
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- Efficacy of different nerve block techniques with liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic partial lung resection.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Trial
- Postoperative chronic pain following uniport vs. multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: insights from a propensity score-matched analysis.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Article
- Tubeless strategy following thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection: a safe and beneficial option in selected patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Development of a machine learning-based nomogram for predicting chronic postsurgical pain after uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Safety, efficacy, and postoperative pulmonary function recovery of uniportal and multiportal thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Postoperative pain outcomes following uniportal vs. multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Comparison of thoracoscopy-guided thoracic paravertebral block and patient-controlled intravenous analgesia for postoperative analgesia after uniportal thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Minor Procedures.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Application of drainage strategy with bi-pigtail catheters in patients undergoing lobectomy by uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Efficacy of uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- The cost-effectiveness analysis of analgesic treatment options for postoperative pain following laparotomy surgeries.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023Article
- Comparison of Chronic Postsurgical Pain Between Single-Port and Multi-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Resection: A Prospective Study.The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon · 2022Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Different Thoracoscopic Surgeries for Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Effect of Single-Injection Thoracic Paravertebral Block via the Intrathoracic Approach for Analgesia After Single-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Wedge Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain and therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeSingle-port video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) pulmonary wedge resection was reported in 2004. We started using single-port VATS (SPVATS) pulmonary wedge resection in 2017 and compared results between conventional three-port VATS (VATS group) and SPVATS (SPVATS group).
methodsWe identified 145 consecutive patients with VATS group and SPVATS group. Perioperative characteristics including pain and the number of stapler cartridges used were examined as the surgical outcomes, retrospectively.
resultsIn all, 66 cases of SPVATS group and 79 cases of VATS group pulmonary wedge resection were compared. The rate of epidural anesthesia (p <0.0001) was significantly higher and operative time (p <0.0001) was significantly longer with VATS group than with SPVATS group. The number of stapler cartridges used, duration of drain insertion, and rate of postoperative complications did not differ significantly between groups. Average numerical rating scale (NRS) score on postoperative day 1 and postoperative day 7 (p <0.0001 each), maximum NRS score on postoperative day 7 (p = 0.0082) and amount of 25 mg tramadol (p = 0.0062) were significantly lower in SPVAS group than in VATS group.
conclusionOur results suggest that SPVATS pulmonary wedge resection offers better pain control and cost-effectiveness than three-port VATS pulmonary wedge resection. These findings should contribute to the body of evidence for SPVATS.
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