Respiratory muscle strength and dyspnea after lobectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or thoracotomy for lung cancer

Conclusions: We found that VATS lobectomy may be more beneficial than PLT in the early postoperative recovery of inspiratory muscle strength and dyspnea for patients with NSCLC undergoing PR.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ichikawa, T., Yokoba, M., Horimizu, Y., Yamaguchi, S., Kawakami, A., Oikawa, S., Takeichi, H., Katagiri, M., Toyokura, M. Tags: Thoracic surgery Source Type: research