The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Feasibility and results of awake thoracoscopic resection of solitary pulmonary nodules.
General anesthesia with single-lung ventilation is considered mandatory for thoracoscopic pulmonary resection. We assessed in a randomized study the feasibility and results of awake thoracoscopic resection of solitary pulmonary nodules. ⋯ In our study, awake thoracoscopic resection of solitary pulmonary nodules proved safely feasible. It resulted in better patient satisfaction, less nursing care and shorter in-hospital stay than procedures performed under general anesthesia.