Influence of patient position in thoracoscopic esophagectomy on postoperative pneumonia: a comparative analysis from the National Clinical Database in Japan.

Akihiko OkamuraHideki EndoMasayuki WatanabeHiroyuki YamamotoHirotoshi KikuchiShingo KanajiYasushi TohYoshihiro KakejiYuichiro DokiYuko Kitagawa

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2022)

Although prolonged ventilation and surgery-related mortality occurred more frequently in the LP group than in the PP group, the patient position did not significantly influence the occurrence of postoperative pneumonia.

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