A comparison of non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery with spontaneous ventilation and intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery: a meta-analysis based on 14 randomized controlled trials

CONCLUSIONS: NIVATS is a safe and feasible form of intervention that can reduce the postoperative pain and complications of various systems and shorten hospital stay duration without prolonging the operation time.PMID:33841954 | PMC:PMC8024812 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-20-3039

Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 12, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Xi-Xuan Zhang Chun-Tao Song Zhen Gao Bin Zhou Hai-Bo Wang Qiang Gong Ben Li Qiang Guo He-Fei Li Source Type: research