Factors predicting perioperative outcomes in patients with myasthenia gravis or thymic neoplasms undergoing thymectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic approach

Conclusion: Pre-operative disease severity and post-operative invasive ventilation are strong determinants of perioperative outcomes. Pre-operative optimisation and early extubation protocols can further reduce morbidity in patients undergoing thymectomy by the VATS approach.

Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - January 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: B Vigneshwaran Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi Mukund Namdev Sable Dillip Muduly Mahesh Sultania Menkha Jha Sudipta Mohakud Madhabananda Kar Source Type: research