Worse outcomes after conversion of thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer

Autor: Paweł Zieliński, Piotr Gabryel, Mariusz Kasprzyk, Magdalena Roszak, Cezary Piwkowski, Wojciech Dyszkiewicz
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
ISSN: 1569-9285
Popis: OBJECTIVES Conversion of thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer to thoracotomy can adversely affect short-term outcomes, but the impact on long-term outcomes is unknown. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for conversion and to determine the influence of conversion on the outcomes of lung cancer treatment. METHODS This retrospective study included 1002 consecutive patients with lung cancer who underwent thoracoscopic lobectomy between 7 June 1999 and 17 July 2018. The groups of patients with and without conversion were compared in terms of possible risk factors and the short- and long-term outcomes. The survival of patients was analysed by the Kaplan–Meier method. RESULTS Conversion was done in 105 patients (10.5%). On multivariable logistic regression analysis, the independent risk factors for conversion were pleural adhesions (P CONCLUSIONS Pleural adhesions and lymph node metastases increased the probability of conversion to thoracotomy. Conversion adversely affected the short-term outcomes of thoracoscopic lobectomy. Long-term outcomes of treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer could be worse in patients after conversion, but definitive conclusions cannot be made in this regard because of the absence of control of selection bias.
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