VATS pulmonary resection is a safe, feasible, and effective treatment in the surgery of bronchiectasis with low morbidity and mortality rates. Moreover, because of cosmetic results, patients with benign diseases such as bronchiectasis could be initiated by minimally invasive surgery options just like patients with malignancies.
IntroductionCost analysis studies performed in western countries report that the overall cost of lobectomies performed via video-assisted thoracic surgery is similar to or less than those performed via thoracotomy. The situation may be different in a developing country.AimWe evaluated the cost differences of these two surgical methods.Material and methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of 81 patients who underwent lobectomy either via video-assisted thoracic surgery (n = 32) or via thoracotomy (n = 49). Patient characteristics, pathology, perioperative complications, additional surgical procedures, length of hospital and intensive care unit stay, and outcomes of both groups were recorded. Detailed cost data for medications, anesthesia, laboratory, surgical instruments, disposable instruments and surgery cost itself were also documented. Statistical analyses were performed to compare the groups.ResultsThe two groups were homogeneous in regard to age, sex, pathology and perioperative morbidity. The mean duration of hospitalization in the video-assisted thoracic surgery group was significantly shorter than that of the thoracotomy group (7.78 ±5.11 days vs. 10.65 ±6.57 days, p < 0.05). Overall final mean cost in the video-assisted thoracic surgery group was significantly higher than that of the thoracotomy group ($3970 ±1873 vs. $3083 ±1013, p = 0.002). This significant difference relies mostly on the cost of disposable surgical instruments, which were used much more in the video-assisted thoracic surgery group than the thoracotomy group ($2252 ±1856 vs. $427 ±47, p < 0.05).ConclusionsIn contrast to western countries, a video-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy may cost more than a lobectomy via thoracotomy in a developing country. More expensive disposable surgical instruments and cheaper hospital stay charges lead to higher overall costs in video-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy patients.
Bu çalışmada harap akciğer nedeniyle pnömonektomi uygulanan hastaların özellikleri ve cerrahi prosedürleri ile ameliyat sonrası komplikasyonlar arasındaki ilişki araştırıldı.Ça lış ma pla nı: Şubat 2007 -Ekim 2014 tarihleri arasında harap akciğer tanısı ile pnömonektomi uygulanan 39 hasta (19 erkek, 20 kadın; ort. yaş 35 yıl; dağılım, 6-71 yıl) retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Hastalar ameliyat sonrası komplikasyon gelişmeyenler (grup 1) ve komplikasyon gelişenler (grup 2) olarak ikiye ayrıldı. Hastaların özellikleri ve cerrahi prosedürlerin detayları iki grup arasında karşılaştırıldı.Bul gu lar: Yirmi dokuz hastaya (%74) sol pnömonektomi uygulandı. Hastanede kalış süresi ortalama dokuz gün idi. Ameliyat sonrası üç aylık izlem döneminde morbidite ve mortalite sırasıyla 13 (%33.3) ve bir hastada (%2.6) bildirildi. Grup 1 ve 2 arasında yaş, cinsiyet, ek hastalıklar, spirometrik bulgular, kan transfüzyon durumu, cerrahi rezeksiyon genişliği ve bronş güdüğü kapama yöntemleri açısından anlamlı farklılık bulunmadı.
So nuç:Harap akciğer nedeniyle cerrahi rezeksiyon uygulanan hastalarda düşük albumin düzeyleri ameliyat sonrası komplikasyon gelişme riskini artırdı. Pnömonektomi sonrası morbidite ve mortalite oranları kabul edilebilir düzeylerde idi. Harap akciğerli uygun hastalarda cerrahi tedavi olarak pnömonektomiden kaçınılmamalıdır.
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