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Zardo P, Starke H. [Non-Intubated Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (niVATS)]. Zentralbl Chir 2024; 149:S73-S83. [PMID: 39137765 DOI: 10.1055/a-2193-8821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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Non-intubated minimally invasive lung surgery garnered renewed interest during the past decade and many centers across the country successfully implemented the technique for minor procedures like pleurodesis or wedge resection. Anatomical lung resection under spontaneous breathing still is considered as challenging, and as existing data to support it is conflicting and confusing, the approach remains limited to few dedicated outfits. We seek to present the historical perspective, critically report potential advantages and limitations of the technique and hand out a guideline that might prove to be helpful in building up a dedicated program.
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Liang W, Zhong R, He J. Adaptive medicine, a crucial component of optimized decision making: perspectives from lung cancer management. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2024; 13:1185-1189. [PMID: 38973956 PMCID: PMC11225041 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-24-314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Wenhua Liang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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Ding Y, Shan L, Li P, Li N, Zhang H, Cong B, Zhang H, Tian Z, Zhao X, Zhao Y. Case report: Simultaneous resections of pulmonary segment and an esophageal leiomyoma during spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1364306. [PMID: 38835375 PMCID: PMC11148237 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1364306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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Spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (SV-VATS) has rapidly developed in recent years. The application scope is still being continuously explored. We describe a case in which a 40-year-old woman with mixed ground-glass opacity (GGO) and an esophageal leiomyoma successfully underwent simultaneous segmentectomy and leiomyoma resection through spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The perioperative course was uneventful. Postoperative pathology revealed minimally invasive adenocarcinoma and esophageal leiomyoma.
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- Yi Ding
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Public Health Clinical Center of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Wang R, Wang Q, Liang H, Ye Z, Qiu J, Jiang Y, He J, Zhao L, Wang W. A surgical Decision-making scoring model for spontaneous ventilation- and mechanical ventilation-video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in non-small-cell lung cancer patients. BMC Surg 2023; 23:290. [PMID: 37743499 PMCID: PMC10519124 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-023-02150-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUNDS Spontaneous ventilation-video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (SV-VATS) has been applied to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in many centers. Since it remains a new and challenging surgical technique, only selected patients can be performed SV-VATS. We aim to conduct a retrospective single-center study to develop a clinical decision-making model to make surgery decision between SV-VATS and MV (mechanical ventilation) -VATS in NSCLC patients more objectively and individually. METHODS Four thousand three hundred sixty-eight NSCLC patients undergoing SV-VATS or MV-VATS in the department of thoracic surgery between 2011 and 2018 were included. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis were used to identify potential factors influencing the surgical decisions. Factors with statistical significance were selected for constructing the Surgical Decision-making Scoring (SDS) model. The performance of the model was validated by area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), calibration curves and decision curve analysis (DCA). RESULTS The Surgical Decision-making Scoring (SDS) model was built guided by the clinical judgment and statistically significant results of univariate and multivariate regression analyses of potential predictors, including smoking status (p = 0.03), BMI (p < 0.001), ACCI (p = 0.04), T stage (p < 0.001), N stage (p < 0.001), ASA grade (p < 0.001) and surgical technique (p < 0.001). The AUC of the training group and the testing group were 0.72 and 0.70, respectively. The calibration curves and the DCA curve revealed that the SDS model has a desired performance in predicting the surgical decision. CONCLUSIONS This SDS model is the first clinical decision-making model developed for an individual NSCLC patient to make decision between SV-VATS and MV-VATS.
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- Runchen Wang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511495, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China.
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Al-Githmi IS, Alotaibi A, Habeebullah A, Bajunaid W, Jar S, Alharbi NA, Aziz H. Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Elective Thoracotomy Versus Thoracoscopic Surgeries. Cureus 2023; 15:e45367. [PMID: 37849610 PMCID: PMC10578611 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Background Postoperative pulmonary complications correlate highly with thoracic surgery compared to other surgeries. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical approach that provides considerable advantages over major open thoracotomy. Methodology This is a retrospective cohort study. All patients aged 18 years and above of both genders were included in the study. Cases following up outside King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, were excluded from our study. Complications were measured per the records on follow-up day 1, day 7, and day 30. Mortality was measured within 30 days after the surgery. Results A total of 151 patients were included in the study. Age ranged from 18 to 85 years, with males representing 62.3% of the sample, while Saudis represented 59.6%. VATS was performed in 71.5%, while thoracotomy was performed in 28.5%. Of the total, 19.4% had postoperative complications within 30 days in the VATS group, while 23.3% were in the thoracotomy group. No significant differences were found between the rates of complications between the two groups. Additionally, the admission rate to ICU was significantly twice as common in the thoracotomy group (65.1%) compared to the VATS group (33.3%). Besides, the average duration of the chest tube's stay was three to seven days in both groups (62.1% in the VATS group and 70.7% in the thoracotomy group). Lastly, regarding the requirements of opioids, VATS showed more need for opioids (44.4%) compared to thoracotomy (32.6%). Conclusion The rates of postoperative complications were low in both groups, and no significant differences were found between the two procedures. In addition, the VATS group showed significantly higher use of opioids compared to the thoracotomy group. We recommend conducting further studies with larger sample sizes to increase the statistical power of detection.
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- Iskander S Al-Githmi
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Thoracic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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Fan Q, Luo J, Zhou Q, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Li J, Jiang L, Lan L. Esketamine opioid-free intravenous anesthesia versus opioid intravenous anesthesia in spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1145953. [PMID: 37324000 PMCID: PMC10266098 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1145953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Background Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) provides adequate analgesia and can reduce postoperative opioid consumption, but its efficacy in spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracic surgery (SV-VATS) has not been demonstrated. We aimed to investigate the hypothesis that OFA could provide the same perioperative pain control as opioid anesthesia (OA), maintain safe and stable respiration and hemodynamics during surgery, and improve postoperative recovery. Methods Sixty eligible patients (OFA group: n=30; OA group: n=30) treated between September 15, 2022, and December 15, 2022, at The First Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University were included. They were randomized to receive standard balanced OFA with esketamine or OA with remifentanil combined with sufentanil. The primary outcome was the pain numeric rating score (NRS) at postoperative 24 h, and the secondary outcomes were intraoperative respiratory and hemodynamic data, opioid consumption, vasoactive drug dosage, and recovery in the post-anesthesia care unit and ward. Results There was no significant difference in the postoperative pain scores and recovery quality between the two groups. The OFA group had a significantly lower dose of phenylephrine (P=0.001) and a lower incidence of hypotension (P=0.004) during surgery. The OFA group resumed spontaneous respiration faster (P<0.001) and had a higher quality of lung collapse (P=0.02). However, the total doses of propofol and dexmetomidine were higher (P=0.03 and P=0.02), and the time to consciousness was longer (P=0.039) in the OFA group. Conclusions OFA provides the same level of postoperative pain control as OA, but it is more advantageous in maintaining circulatory and respiratory stability and improving the quality of pulmonary collapse in SV-VATS.
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- Qisen Fan
- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease and Departments of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Nomogram Prediction Model Analysis of Risk Factors for Conversion to Thoracotomy after Thoracoscopic Resection of Lung Cancer and Prognostic Value of Lung Cancer. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:3628335. [PMID: 36483921 PMCID: PMC9726246 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3628335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study was aimed at exploring the risk factors for thoracotomy in patients undergoing thoracoscopic resection of lung cancer and further analyzing the factors affecting the prognosis of patients. Ninety-six patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who underwent thoracoscopic pulmonary resection were recruited as the subjects, and they were enrolled into the thoracoscopic group (n = 88) and the thoracotomy group (n = 8) according to whether thoracotomy was performed. Univariate analysis and logistic multivariate regression were performed to analyze the risk factors for conversion to thoracotomy, and nomogram prediction model was employed to analyze the prognostic factors. The results revealed that the proportion of patients over 65 years old, with history of coronary heart disease, diabetes, and pulmonary tuberculosis, etc., in the thoracotomy group and the thoracoscopic group was significantly different (P < 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the development of interlobular cleft, pleural adhesion, tumor diameter > 3.5 cm, vascular and lymph node invasion, and tumor TNM stage between the thoracotomy group and the thoracoscopic group (P < 0.05). Overall, the age of patients ≥ 65 years old, tumor diameter > 3.5 cm, hypoplasia of interlobular fissure, history of pulmonary tuberculosis, pleural adhesion, and TNM stage IIIa were all independent risk factors for thoracoscopic resection of lung cancer to thoracotomy. Cox model and nomogram prediction model analysis showed that surgery methods, tumor diameter > 3.5 cm, chemotherapy cycle < 4, chemotherapy, and TNM stage IIIa were all independent factors influencing the prognosis of patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung cancer resection. This nomogram prediction model had high application value in patient prognosis prediction.
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Furák J, Németh T, Lantos J, Fabó C, Géczi T, Zombori-Tóth N, Paróczai D, Szántó Z, Szabó Z. Perioperative Systemic Inflammation in Lung Cancer Surgery. Front Surg 2022; 9:883322. [PMID: 35669251 PMCID: PMC9163434 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.883322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Systemic inflammation (SI) is a response of the immune system to infectious or non-infectious injuries that defends the body homeostasis. Every surgical intervention triggers SI, the level of which depends on the extent of damage caused by the surgery. During the first few hours after the damage, the innate or natural immunity, involving neutrophils, macrophages, and natural killer cells, plays a main role in the defense mechanism, but thereafter the adaptive immune response ensues. The number of leukocytes is elevated, the levels of lymphocytes and natural killer cells are reduced, and the cytokines released after surgery correlate with surgical damage. Minimally invasive thoracic surgery procedures induce less inflammatory response and reduce the immune defense in patients to a more moderate level compared with the open surgery procedures; this immunosuppression can be further diminished in spontaneous ventilation cases. The normal functioning of the immune defense is important in controlling the perioperative circulatory tumor cells. Moreover, elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines before immune therapy have a negative impact on the response, and significantly shorten the progression-free survival. Clinically, the lower are the levels of cytokines released during lung surgery, the lesser is the postoperative morbidity, especially pneumonia and wound infection. The return to normal levels of lymphocytes and cytokines occurs faster after spontaneous ventilation surgery. The use of locoregional anesthesia can also reduce SI. Herein, we review the current knowledge on the effects of different operative factors on postoperative SI and defense mechanism in lung cancer surgery.
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- József Furák
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- Correspondence: József Furák
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, Bács-Kiskun County Hospital, Kecskemét, Hungary
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery. Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Lantos J, Németh T, Barta Z, Szabó Z, Paróczai D, Varga E, Hartmann P. Pathophysiological Advantages of Spontaneous Ventilation. Front Surg 2022; 9:822560. [PMID: 35360436 PMCID: PMC8963892 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.822560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Surgical procedures cause stress, which can induce an inflammatory response and reduce immune function. Following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), non-intubated thoracic surgery (NITS) was developed to further reduce surgical stress in thoracic surgical procedures. This article reviews the pathophysiology of the NITS procedure and its potential for reducing the negative effects of mechanical one-lung ventilation (mOLV). In NITS with spontaneous ventilation, the negative side effects of mOLV are prevented or reduced, including volutrauma, biotrauma, systemic inflammatory immune responses, and compensatory anti-inflammatory immune responses. The pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines released from accumulated macrophages and neutrophils result in injury to the alveoli during mOLV. The inflammatory response is lower in NITS than in relaxed-surgery cases, causing a less-negative effect on immune function. The increase in leukocyte number and decrease in lymphocyte number are more moderate in NITS than in relaxed-surgery cases. The ventilation/perfusion match is better in spontaneous one-lung ventilation than in mOLV, resulting in better oxygenation and cardiac output. The direct effect of relaxant drugs on the acetylcholine receptors of macrophages can cause cytokine release, which is lower in NITS. The locoregional anesthesia in NITS is associated with a reduced cytokine release, contributing to a more physiological postoperative immune function.
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- Judit Lantos
- Department of Neurology, Bács-Kiskun County Hospital, Kecskemet, Hungary
- *Correspondence: Judit Lantos
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- Department of Surgery, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Traumatology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Traumatology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Grott M, Eichhorn M, Eichhorn F, Schmidt W, Kreuter M, Winter H. Thoracic surgery in the non-intubated spontaneously breathing patient. Respir Res 2022; 23:379. [PMID: 36575519 PMCID: PMC9793515 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-022-02250-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The interest in non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (NIVATS) has risen over the last decade and numerous terms have been used to describe this technique. They all have in common, that the surgical procedure is performed in a spontaneously breathing patient under locoregional anaesthesia in combination with intravenous sedation but have also been performed on awake patients without sedation. Evidence has been generated favouring NIVATS compared to one-lung-ventilation under general anaesthesia. MAIN BODY We want to give an overview of how NIVATS is performed, and which different techniques are possible. We discuss advantages such as shorter length of hospital stay or (relative) contraindications like airway difficulties. Technical aspects, for instance intraoperative handling of the vagus nerve, are considered from a thoracic surgeon's point of view. Furthermore, special attention is paid to the cohort of patients with interstitial lung diseases, who seem to benefit from NIVATS due to the avoidance of positive pressure ventilation. Whenever a new technique is introduced, it must prove noninferiority to the state of the art. Under this aspect current literature on NIVATS for lung cancer surgery has been reviewed. CONCLUSION NIVATS technique may safely be applied to minor, moderate, and major thoracic procedures and is appropriate for a selected group of patients, especially in interstitial lung disease. However, prospective studies are urgently needed.
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- Matthias Grott
- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Center for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases, Pneumology Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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