THE PURPOSE
Comparative evaluation of two-port operations and standard videothoracoscopy in patients with pulmonary bullous emphysema.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
From 2018 to 2019, 70 patients with pulmonary bullous emphysema were operated on. The extent of the operation is the resection of a bullous-altered portion of the lung tissue and subtotal parietal pleurectomy. Depending on the surgical approach, the patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 — the main (31 men and 5 women who underwent intervention through 2 ports); Group 2 — comparisons (30 men and 4 women who underwent standard videothoracoscopy). The perioperative period, the incidence of postoperative complications, and the severity of pain were analyzed.
RESULTS
It was revealed that the duration of surgery intervention, drainage of the pleural cavity, and the timing of removal of drainage from the pleural cavity were less in patients of Group 1 (p<0.05). The severity of pain on the visual analogue pain scale during the first 3 days after surgery was stronger in patients of Group 2 (p<0.01). The incidence of postoperative complications in the groups did not statistically significantly differ. Moreover, the duration of hospital stay in the postoperative period in the st Group 1 was 2.11 days less than in patients of Group 2 (p<0.01).
CONCLUSION
Interventions in patients with pulmonary bullous emphysema permit to reduce the indices of perioperative period. In terms of efficiency and safety, they are not inferior to standard videothoracoscopic operations in patients of this category.