Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy at 20 years: A consensus statement

TD Yan; C Cao; TA D'amico; TL Demmy; J He; H Hansen; SJ Swanson; WS Walker; G Casali; J Dunning; M Shackcloth; R Shah; S Stamenkovic; T Routledge; E Woo; S Woolley; JM Baste; D Gossot; G Roviaro; L Solaini; J Loscertales; D Gonzalez-rivas; H Decaluwe; G Decker; FD Ryck; Y Sokolow; JW Oosterhuis; J Siebenga; T Schmid; J Bodner; H Dienemann; G Leschber; D Schneiter; P Licht; RH Petersen; C Piwkowski; T D'amico; T Demmy; C Deschamps; J Howington; M Liptay; R Mckenna; J Mitchell; B Meyers; B Park; HS Lee; Y Li; Z Liu; N Wu; A Yim; W Yu; T Kohno; G Wright

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy at 20 years: A consensus statement

TD Yan, C Cao, TA D'amico, TL Demmy, J He, H Hansen, SJ Swanson, WS Walker, G Casali, J Dunning, M Shackcloth, R Shah, S Stamenkovic, T Routledge, E Woo, S Woolley, JM Baste, D Gossot, G Roviaro, L Solaini Show all

European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt463

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has been gradually accepted as an alternative surgical approach to open thoracotomy for selected patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) over the past 20 years. The aim of this project was to standardize the perioperative management of VATS lobectomy patients through expert consensus and to provide insightful guidance to clinical practice. METHODS: A panel of 55 experts on VATS lobectomy was identified by the Scientific Secretariat and the International Scientific Committee of the '20th Anniversary of VATS Lobectomy Conference-The Consensus Meeting'. The Delphi methodology consisting of two rounds of voting was impleme..

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