Consistently lower narcotics consumption after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for early stage non-small cell lung cancer when compared to open surgery: A one-year follow-up study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 783-786

  Fang, Hsin Yuan ^a,b   Chen, Chih Yi ^a   Wang, Yao Ching ^a   Wang, Pin Hui ^a   Shieh, Shwn Huey ^b   Chien, Chun Ru ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Non small cell lung cancer; Outcomes; Pain; VATS

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; TAIWAN; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875587863     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs370     Document Type: Article

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