The prevention and measures to complication of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer patients
Suda, H.; Hasumi, T.; Yamanaka, H.; Chida, M.; Endo, T.; Yamanaka, S.; Takahashi, H.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 56(11): 949-953
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 14579699 Document Number: 566450
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for patient with lung cancer is seemed to be more genetic in future. It is because of small wound, little ache and short hospitalization. However, dissection of lymph-nodes is necessary since it is lung cancer. Because the thoracoscopic lobectomy is performed in the limited space, troubles those we cannot predict can happen. So surgical techniques of to prevent troubles are important. And this is the first step to avoid postoperative complication. It is necessary that to grasps a state of the patient and not to leave perioperative troubles.