Original articleGeneral thoracicChanges in Pulmonary Function in Lung Cancer Patients After Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
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Patients
A registry and management protocol were started in August 2003 for patients with NSCLC who underwent surgery at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) were performed at least three times: preoperatively, and at 3 and 12 months postoperatively. From August 2003 to December 2012, 1,799 patients were enrolled in the registry. Among them, 900 patients underwent VATS lobectomy or VATS sublobar resection, which included VATS segmentectomy and VATS wedge resection.
Overall Patient Characteristics
Table 1 shows the baseline characteristics of 300 patients. The two groups did not differ significantly with respect to age, sex, smoking status, operative duration, the duration of chest tube, or hospital stay duration. However, adenocarcinoma was significantly more common in the VATS sublobar resection group. Tumor size and NSCLC stage were significantly larger and more advanced in the VATS lobectomy group. Both groups had similar baseline PFT values with respect to FVC (L), FEV1 (L), FEV1
Comment
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery sublobar resection was superior to VATS lobectomy for the preservation of pulmonary function. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has fewer destructive properties than open thoracotomy [14]. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is associated with less pain, low morbidity and mortality, and earlier recovery compared with open thoracotomy 19, 20. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines also recommend VATS for resectable NSCLC [2]. However, there
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