Azarola MZ y cols. Experiencia en lobectomías por cirugía videotoracoscópica uniportal. Rev Argent Cir. 2024;116(4):258-265
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centers are adopꢀng UVATS despite the lack of definiꢀve Dindo classificaꢀon (Table 1) except for the 5 paꢀents
evidence that this technique is more beneficial than who required reintervenꢀon, the remaining cases
mulꢀ-port VATS. The reducꢀon in incisions is expected were classified as grade I or II complicaꢀons that were
to result in decreased postoperaꢀve pain and length successfully managed with medical treatment. Aꢃer
of hospital stay1 . In addiꢀon, this technique is analyzing the comorbidiꢀes between paꢀents with
increasingly requested by paꢀents even for cosmeꢀc and without complicaꢀons, we could not establish
reasons because it produces beꢄer results. Although any associaꢀon between the presence of these
this technique is safe and effecꢀve, it can be somewhat comorbidiꢀes and the higher incidence of a given
complex at the beginning of the learning curve, as complicaꢀon. None of the paꢀents in our series died.
1,12
working through a single incision can restrict movement
Mean length of hospital stay was 6.13 days for
due to the instruments being blocked from one the enꢀre cohort including paꢀents who developed
1
1
another . The literature shows that different groups complicaꢀons. But if we analyze only those paꢀents
that implemented the uniportal technique reported who presented an unevenꢅul postoperaꢀve period, the
1
3
conversion rates ranging from 2 to 14% . In our series average length of hospital stay was 4.7 days, with the
of paꢀents, conversion to open surgery was 1.86% (2 drain typically removed between postoperaꢀve days 3
surgeries), addiꢀon of a port was necessary in 4.67% (5 and 4. However, some studies describe shorter length
surgeries), and the overall conversion rate was 6.53%. of hospital stay of only 2 or 3 days1
1,12,16,17
.
It is important to note that all surgeries included in the
analysis were major surgeries.
The main limitaꢀon of this study is its
retrospecꢀve nature. As a result, certain variables
The complicaꢀon rate reported in major related to pain intensity and treatment could not be
thoracic surgeries performed using VATS are usually evaluated due to a lack of detail in the medical records.
<
30%, with the most common complicaꢀon being The only informaꢀon obtained about pain management
13,14
air leak . In our series, the complicaꢀon rate was is the standardized placement of the epidural catheter
5.23% and persistent air leak was the most common by the anesthesiologist before the beginning of surgery
2
in 14 paꢀents. We define persistent air leak as a in all the paꢀents, as we have already menꢀoned, and
period > 5 days, as opposed from the 7-day period complemented the use of oral or intravenous non-
suggested by other publicaꢀons. This is based on steroidal anꢀ-inflammatory agents or opioid analgesics.
the fact that the average length of hospital stay for As the surgical team gains experience with this
paꢀents undergoing a normal postoperaꢀve period approach, the feasibility of performing more complex
in our insꢀtuꢀon is < 5 days. Given that most paꢀents procedures, such as bronchial repair, will increase.
present with severe emphysema, it is reasonable to
In light of the aforemenꢀoned results, it can
expect that air leak is the main complicaꢀon observed be concluded that UVATS can be performed safely in
1
5
in our series and in the literature in general . When most paꢀents. The conversion rates were low, and the
evaluaꢀng the complicaꢀons according to the Clavien- complicaꢀons were predominantly low-grade.
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