Does morbid obesity influence perioperative outcomes after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer? Analysis of the Italian VATS group registry.
Francesco GuerreraParaskevas LyberisPaolo Olivo LausiRiccardo Carlo CristoforiRoberto GiobbeMassimo MolinattiPier Luigi FilossoCarlo CurcioRoberto CrisciEnrico Ruffininull nullPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
Our results showed that VATS lobectomy could be safely and satisfactorily conducted even in morbidly obese patients, without an increase in conversion rate, blood loss, surgical time, hospital postoperative length of stay, and chest tube duration. Moreover, short-term oncological outcomes were preserved.
Keyphrases
- thoracic surgery
- obese patients
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- gastric bypass
- roux en y gastric bypass
- patients undergoing
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- healthcare
- cardiac surgery
- rectal cancer
- radical prostatectomy
- acute kidney injury
- robot assisted
- emergency department
- glycemic control
- adipose tissue
- adverse drug
- physical activity
- electronic health record