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Adverse factors and postoperative neuropathic pain in challenging video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Author(s) -
Takahiro Homma,
Yoshifumi Shimada,
Keitaro Tanabe,
Yushi Akemoto,
Toshihiro Ojima,
Yutaka Yamamoto,
Naoya Kitamura,
Naoki Yoshimura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-1729
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , surgery , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , vats lobectomy , postoperative pain , neuropathic pain , anesthesia , pneumonectomy , lung
Whether challenging video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimal invasive surgery remains controversial. This study aimed to analyze causes of challenging conventional multiple-port VATS (CVATS) and conversion to thoracotomy and postoperative pain to provide indications for VATS.

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