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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:S719-S728. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.09.056
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Supplement: The Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Summit

Is Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy Better? Quality of Life Considerations

Todd L. Demmy, MD*, Chukwumere Nwogu, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York

* Address correspondence to Dr Demmy, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Str, Buffalo, NY 14263 (Email: todd.demmy{at}roswellpark.org).

Presented at the Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Summit, New York, NY, June 8–9, 2007.

Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy has controversial advantages over traditional open surgical approaches. Subjective concerns such as pain, dyspnea, physical functioning, and overall satisfaction generally favor VATS but vary depending on survey timing. Independence, a major quality of life component, favors video-assisted thoracic surgery because fewer objective hospital and discharge resources are needed because pulmonary function, activity level, muscle strength, and walking capacity are better. Video-assisted thoracic surgery often hastens return to work and facilitates adjuvant chemotherapy or subsequent urgent surgical procedures. Video-assisted thoracic surgery–related quality of life benefits are amplified by advanced age (or other frailties) and reduced by advanced cancer stage or comorbid illness.






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