Background Dyspnea is a common and distressing symptom for oncology patients.
However, dyspnea is not well-characterized and often underestimated by clinicians. This …

Preoperatively, patients should be risk-stratified for PRCs to individualize intraoperative
choices and postoperative pathways. Laparoscopic compared with open surgery improves …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are devastating pulmonary
diseases that commonly coexist and present a number of clinical challenges. COPD confers …

Objectives Patients undergoing lung cancer surgery are routinely offered physiotherapy.
Despite its routine use, effects on postoperative physical recovery have yet not been …

Background Given the extent of the surgical indications for pulmonary lobectomy in
breathless patients, preoperative care and evaluation of pulmonary function are increasingly …

Background. Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and one of the leading
causes of cancer deaths. Surgery is the primary approach for curative treatment …

Background Transbronchial lung biopsy is an important approach to diagnose peripheral
lung cancer, but bronchoscopy based treatment options are limited and poorly studied. A …

Introduction Smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated
with an increased risk of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) following lung …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a condition commonly present in older people
undergoing surgery and confers an increased risk of postoperative complications and …

Background Whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) sleeve lobectomy could
be an alternative to traditional thoracotomy sleeve lobectomy in treating centrally located …