Background Although minimally invasive lobectomy has gained worldwide interest, there
has been debate on perioperative and oncological outcomes. The purpose of this study was …

Lung cancer (LC), particularly nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is one of the most
prevalent types of neoplasia worldwide, regardless of gender, with the highest mortality …

Background The effects of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and traditional
thoracotomy with respect to patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have only been assessed for …

Purpose To identify potential predictors of prolonged length of hospital stay in patients
submitted to lung resection surgery. Materials and methods This is a cohort study, carried …

Purpose This retrospective study investigated the effect of perioperative oral care
intervention on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung cancer resection, in …

Abstract Objectives Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are critical tools for evaluating
patients before and after lung cancer resection. In this study, we assessed patient-reported …

Background Compared with open surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has
innovated the concept of the minimally invasive approach for non-small cell lung cancer …

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most costly and second most frequent
healthcare-associated infections in the Western world. They are responsible for higher …

Seit Anfang der 90er-Jahre des letzten Jahrhunderts wird die videoassistierte
Thorakoskopie (VATS) in zunehmendem Maße für eine Vielzahl von Indikationen in der …

The aim of the study was to develop an algorithm to predict postoperative pneumonia
among elderly patients with lung cancer after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. We …