1. Uniportal and three-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: analysis of the Italian video-assisted thoracic surgery group database
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Tosi, D, Nosotti, M, Bonitta, G, Mazzucco, A, Righi, I, Mendogni, P, Rosso, L, Palleschi, A, Rocco, G, Crisci, R, Mancuso, M, Pernazza, F, Refai, M, Bortolotti, L, Rizzardi, G, Gargiulo, G, Dolci, Gp, Perkmann, R, Zaraca, F, Benvenuti, M, Gavezzoli, D, Cherchi, R, Ferrari, P, Mucilli, F, Camplese, P, Melloni, G, Mazza, F, Cavallesco, G, Maniscalco, P, Voltolini, L, Gonfiotti, A, Stella, F, Argnani, D, Pariscenti, Gl, Lurilli, Surrente, C, Lopez, C, Droghetti, A, Giovanardi, M, Breda, C, Lo Giudice, F, Alloisio, M, Bottoni, E, Spaggiari, L, Gasparri, R, Torre, M, Rinaldo, A, Negri, Gp, Bandiera, A, Stefani, A, Natali, P, Scarci, M, Pirondini, E, Curcio, C, Amore, D, Baietto, G, Casadio, C, Nicotra, S, Dell'Amore, A, Bertani, A, Russo, E, Ampollini, L, Carbognani, P, Puma, F, Vinci, D, Andreetti, C, Margaritora, S, Meacci, Elisa, Luzzi, L, Ghisalberti, M, Zaccagna, G, Lausi, P, Guerrera, F, Fontana, D, Della Beffa, V, Morelli, A, Londero, F, Imperatori, A, Rotolo, N, Terzi, A, Viti, A, Infante, M, Benato, C, Poggi, C, Cardillo, G, Meacci, E (ORCID:0000-0001-8424-3816), Tosi, D, Nosotti, M, Bonitta, G, Mazzucco, A, Righi, I, Mendogni, P, Rosso, L, Palleschi, A, Rocco, G, Crisci, R, Mancuso, M, Pernazza, F, Refai, M, Bortolotti, L, Rizzardi, G, Gargiulo, G, Dolci, Gp, Perkmann, R, Zaraca, F, Benvenuti, M, Gavezzoli, D, Cherchi, R, Ferrari, P, Mucilli, F, Camplese, P, Melloni, G, Mazza, F, Cavallesco, G, Maniscalco, P, Voltolini, L, Gonfiotti, A, Stella, F, Argnani, D, Pariscenti, Gl, Lurilli, Surrente, C, Lopez, C, Droghetti, A, Giovanardi, M, Breda, C, Lo Giudice, F, Alloisio, M, Bottoni, E, Spaggiari, L, Gasparri, R, Torre, M, Rinaldo, A, Negri, Gp, Bandiera, A, Stefani, A, Natali, P, Scarci, M, Pirondini, E, Curcio, C, Amore, D, Baietto, G, Casadio, C, Nicotra, S, Dell'Amore, A, Bertani, A, Russo, E, Ampollini, L, Carbognani, P, Puma, F, Vinci, D, Andreetti, C, Margaritora, S, Meacci, Elisa, Luzzi, L, Ghisalberti, M, Zaccagna, G, Lausi, P, Guerrera, F, Fontana, D, Della Beffa, V, Morelli, A, Londero, F, Imperatori, A, Rotolo, N, Terzi, A, Viti, A, Infante, M, Benato, C, Poggi, C, Cardillo, G, and Meacci, E (ORCID:0000-0001-8424-3816)
- Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study compares the uniportal with the 3-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) by examining the data collected in the Italian VATS Group Database. The primary end point was early postoperative pain; secondary end points were intraoperative and postoperative complications, surgical time, number of dissected lymph nodes and length of stay.METHODS: This was an observational, retrospective, cohort, multicentre study on data collected by 49 Italian thoracic units. Inclusion criteria were clinical stage I-II non-small-cell lung cancer, uniportal or 3-portal VATS lobectomy and R0 resection. Exclusion criteria were cT3 disease, previous thoracic malignancy, induction therapy, significant comorbidities and conversion to other techniques. The pain parameter was dichotomized: the numeric rating scale <= 3 described mild pain, whereas the numeric rating scale score >3 described moderate/severe pain. The propensity score-adjusted generalized estimating equation was used to compare the uniportal with 3-portal lobectomy.RESULTS: Among 4338 patients enrolled from January 2014 to July 2017, 1980 met the inclusion criteria; 1808 patients underwent 3-portal lobectomy and 172 uniportal surgery. The adjusted generalized estimating equation regression model using the propensity score showed that over time pain decreased in both groups (P<0.001). There was a statistical difference on the second and third postoperative days; odds ratio (OR) 2.28 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.62-3.21; P<0.001] and OR 2.58 (95% CI 1.74-3.83; P<0.001), respectively. The uniportal-VATS group had higher operative time (P<0.001), shorter chest drain permanence (P<0.001) and shorter length of stay (P<0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Data from the Italian VATS Group Database showed that in clinical practice uniportal lobectomy seems to entail a higher risk of moderate/severe pain on second and third postoperative days.
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- 2019