The clinical effect of video-assisted thoraeoscopic surgery (VATS) for chronic empyema
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2011.18.021
- VernacularTitle:电视胸腔镜手术治疗慢性脓胸的疗效观察
- Author:
Dongshan WEI
;
Hu LI
;
Guoqing WANG
;
Xing FENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thoracoscopy;
Thoracic surgery,video-assisted;
Chronic empyema
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2011;18(18):2489-2490
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical effect of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS) for chronic empyema. Methods74 patients with chronic empyema were divided into experimental group and control group,control group was given decorticationoflung,and experimental group was given VATS. ResultsThe duration of chest tube drainage, hospitalization and complications in experimental group was significantly better than that in control group,it showed better clinical effect. ConclusionFor part of patients without the serious disease change of chronic empyema, if the surgery indication could be controlled strictly, the VATS was considerable.
