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