EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.46, sa.4, ss.614-619, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
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.