Non-intubated spontaneous ventilation offers better short term outcome for mediastinal tumor surgery

ConclusionsMediastinal tumor resection is safe and feasible under NI-VATS. Better short term outcomes suggest NI-VATS facilitates a more rapid recovery. Further multi-center prospective randomized investigation is warranted.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research