Muscle-sparing Vertical Thoracotomy in Children and Adolescents.

Autor: Johnston WR; General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: JohnstonW@chop.edu., Hwang R; General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Mattei P; General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; FAAP, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric surgery [J Pediatr Surg] 2024 Oct; Vol. 59 (10), pp. 161576. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.05.006
Abstrakt: Background: Traditional posterolateral thoracotomy (PLT) is a painful and potentially morbid operation associated with an extensive recovery and a long, unsightly scar. In contrast, vertical thoracotomy (VT) is designed to spare muscles, avoid skin flaps, and minimize incision length, thereby limiting postoperative pain, hastening recovery, and improving scar cosmesis.
Methods: We reviewed children aged 1-21 that underwent PLT and VT at our institution from 1/1/2013-12/1/2023. We analyzed demographic data, operative details, and clinical outcomes with special attention paid to total oral morphine equivalents (OME), time to ambulation, and wound complications.
Results: We identified 105 patients who underwent PLT and 74 who underwent VT. Both groups were heterogeneous with a greater proportion of oncology patients that received wedge resection in the VT group and congenital lung lesions that received lobectomy in the PLT group. VT patients tended to be older and heavier than PLT patients. Patients who underwent VT demonstrated improved time to ambulation (1.4 ± 0.3 vs 3.0 ± 1.4 days, p = 0.037) and oral morphine equivalent requirements (1.4 ± 0.4mgOME/kg vs 3.5 ± 1.8mgOME/kg, p = 0.035) compared to those who underwent PLT. Additionally, no patients in the VT group required division of the serratus or latissimus, compared to 8 (8%) in the PLT group (p = 0.004).
Conclusion: Muscle-sparing vertical thoracotomy provides excellent exposure for most intrathoracic pediatric operations, results in a cosmetically acceptable scar that is easily hidden by the upper arm, may reduce the frequency of division of the latissimus and serratus, and does not worsen time to ambulation or post-operative opioid requirements.
Level of Evidence: III.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest The authors have no competing interests to declare.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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