Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Cross-source consensus on Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- All VATS procedures in the trial are performed using a uniportal technique through a single approximately 4 cm incision at the fifth intercostal space. — Efficacy of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on postoperative recovery and analgesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- Eligible VATS procedures in the trial include lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge resection, and mediastinal tumour resection. — Efficacy of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on postoperative recovery and analgesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- Despite being less invasive than open thoracic surgery, VATS is still associated with moderate-to-severe postoperative pain commonly occurring in the first 24–48 hours. — Efficacy of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on postoperative recovery and analgesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- Poor pain control after VATS can impair coughing, deep breathing, mobilisation, and pulmonary recovery, and may contribute to chronic post-thoracic pain syndromes. — Efficacy of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on postoperative recovery and analgesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial