Open AccessTubeless single-port thoracoscopic sublobar resection: indication and safety
Author(s) -
Chao-Yu Liu,
PoKuei Hsu,
Hung-Che Chien,
ChihCheng Hsieh,
ChienKun Ting,
Mei-Yung Tsou
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.119
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , pneumothorax , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , port (circuit theory) , perioperative , anesthesia , engineering , electrical engineering
The tubeless technique, defined as non-intubated general anesthesia with omission of chest drainage after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), is a new concept to further minimize surgical trauma. However, there has been little investigation into the associated feasibility and safety. Minimization of postoperative pneumothorax is challenging. We set up a "tubeless protocol" to select patients for tubeless single-port VATS with monitoring of a digital drainage system (DDS).