Lin F, Zhang C, Zhang Q, Dang D, Zhao Y. Postoperative pain in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax with limited two-port thoracoscopy.
Pak J Med Sci 2014;
30:712-5. [PMID:
25097502 PMCID:
PMC4121683 DOI:
10.12669/pjms.304.5047]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate effects of the limited two-port video assisted thoracic surgery on treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 96 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax who underwent video assisted thoracic surgery was conducted in the present study, in which 23 cases underwent the limited two-port video assisted thoracic surgery while 73 cases treated with the standard three-port video assisted thoracic surgery or the standard two-port video assisted thoracic surgery. The mean operation time, mean intraoperative blood loss and average postoperative hospital stay, average postoperative chest tube duration and postoperative pain rating were analyzed.
Results: There was no statistical difference existed in the mean operation time, mean intraoperative blood loss, average postoperative hospital stay, average postoperative chest tube duration between the two groups (P>0.05). However, the postoperative pain in the limited two-port video assisted thoracic surgery group was significantly lower than that of the traditional video assisted thoracic surgery group.
Conclusion: Compared with that of the standard three-port video assisted thoracic surgery or the standard two- port video assisted thoracic surgery, there is better cosmetic effect, and lower grade postoperative pain in the limited two-port video assisted thoracic surgery.
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