@article{JTD9900,
author = {Fuqiang Dai and Shenglan Meng and Longyong Mei and Chen Guan and Zheng Ma},
title = {Single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched comparative analysis},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {8},
number = {10},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)-assisted lobectomy is widely used to treat non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). There are no reports concerning the comparison between single-port VATS and two-port VATS in treating NSCLC. This study aimed to compare the perioperative and short-term follow-up results between these two methods for treating NSCLC.
Methods: A retrospective surgical evaluation of patients undergoing either single-port VATS or two-port VATS for NSCLC between January 2013 and June 2015 was conducted. The propensity score (PS) matching method was used to reduce selection bias by creating two groups. After generating the PSs, 1:1 ratio and nearest-neighbor score matching was completed. The primary outcome measures were surgical time, blood loss, drainage time, length of hospital stay, postoperative pain score and patient satisfaction score. The data were analyzed statistically with P},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/9900}
}