The comparison of complication, pain, quality of life and performance after lung resections with thoracoscopy and axillary thoracotomy

Erus, Suat; Tanju, Serhan; Kapdagli, Murat; Ozkan, BERKER; Dilege, Sukru; Toker, Alper

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezu050

The comparison of complication, pain, quality of life and performance after lung resections with thoracoscopy and axillary thoracotomy

Erus S., Tanju S., Kapdagli M., Ozkan B., Dilege S., Toker A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, vol.46, no.4, pp.614-619, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 46 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu050
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.614-619
Keywords: Lung resection, VATS, Axillary thoracotomy, Quality of life, ASSISTED THORACIC-SURGERY, MUSCLE-SPARING THORACOTOMY, POSTOPERATIVE PAIN, LOBECTOMY, CANCER, MORBIDITY, VATS
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective study was to compare the effects of axillary thoracotomy (AT) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on acute-phase responses, pain, performance status and quality of life in patients undergoing pulmonary resection.