Sternotomy or bilateral thoracoscopy: pain and postoperative complications after lung-volume reduction surgery | Zendy

Theresa M. Boley | Zendy; Adam J. Reid | Zendy; Blaine T. Manning | Zendy; Stephen Markwell | Zendy; Christina M. Vassileva | Zendy; Stephen R. Hazelrigg | Zendy

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Sternotomy or bilateral thoracoscopy: pain and postoperative complications after lung-volume reduction surgery

Author(s) -

Theresa M. Boley,

Adam J. Reid,

Blaine T. Manning,

Stephen Markwell,

Christina M. Vassileva,

Stephen R. Hazelrigg

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.04.008

Subject(s) - lung volume reduction surgery , thoracoscopy , medicine , median sternotomy , postoperative pain , surgery , reduction (mathematics) , lung , cardiothoracic surgery , invasive surgery , lung volumes , geometry , mathematics

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and median sternotomy (MS) are two approaches in lung-volume reduction surgery (LVRS). This study focused on the two surgical approaches with regard to postoperative pain.

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