Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2025, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (4): 411-415.doi: 10.11958/20250130

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Analysis of therapeutic effect of single-hole VATS under non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery epidural anesthesia in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

DING Ming(), RONG Guoxiang, PAN Zhongjun   

  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Danyang People's Hospital (Danyang Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University), Danyang 212300, China
  • Received:2025-01-13 Revised:2025-02-17 Published:2025-04-15 Online:2025-04-17

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods A total of 180 NSCLC patients were selected and matched by propensity score proximity matching method. Patients were divided into the group A, the group B, the group C and the group D, with 45 cases each. Patients in the group A underwent non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery epidural anesthesia with single operation hole operation, the group B underwent non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery epidural anesthesia with three operation holes, the group C underwent double-cavity tracheal intubation with general anesthesia with single operation hole operation and the group D underwent double-cavity tracheal intubation with three operation holes under general anesthesia. Anesthesia related indexes, surgical related indexes, CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, 1-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1), maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV), forced vital capacity (FVC) and complication rate of the 4 groups were compared 1 day before surgery and 1 month after surgery. Results The anesthetic preparation time, first anal exhaust time and first getting out of bed time were shorter in the group A and the group B than those in the group C and the group D, and the dosage of propofol and remifentanil was lower in the group A and the group B than that in the group C and the group D (P<0.05). Compared with the other 3 groups, the group A had the shortest postoperative drainage and hospital stay, and the highest CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ and FEV1, FVC and MVV at 1 month after surgery (P<0.05). One month after surgery, CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, FEV1, FVC and MVV were lower than 1 day before surgery in the 4 groups. The total incidence of postoperative complications was lower in the group A than that of the other 3 groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery with epidural anesthesia and single operation hole can improve the clinical efficacy of NSCLC patients, reduce the dosage of opioids and have good safety.

Key words: carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, anesthesia, epidural, non-tracheal intubation, single-hole video-assisted thoracic surgery, opioid

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