Would the width of a metal rib spreader affect postoperative pain in patients who undergo video-assisted mini-thoracotomy (VAMT)?

BackgroundHitherto, no study has evaluated postoperative pain in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with video-assisted mini-thoracotomy (VAMT). In this study, we aimed to assess postoperative pain related to the width of the metal rib spreader in patients who underwent lobecto...

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Main Authors: Linlin Wang, Lihui Ge, Ninghua Fu, Yi Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1039737/full