• 1. Day Surgery Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Day Surgery Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
DAI Yan, Email: 1846703501@qq.com
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Objective To explore the effect of perioperative fine management on patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for pulmonary nodule in day surgery mode.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients undergoing VATS for pulmonary nodule in Day Surgery Center of West China Hospital, Sichuan University between June 2019 and October 2020. The number of VATS procedures and general data of patients were collected. The effects of fine management on postoperative intrathoracic drain management, pain management, and diet management, as well as the postoperative follow-up and satisfaction survey were analyzed.Results A total of 162 patients were enrolled. The duration of postoperative chest drainage of 150 VATS patients who discharged from the hospital with normal extubation lasted for 5 to 22 h with an average of (10.88±3.54) h. Univariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gender, age, method of surgery, and immediate postoperative pain score were not associated with delayed removal of thoracic drainage tube (>10 h) (P>0.05). The lowest score of numerical rating scale for pain intensity was 0 (painless) and the highest was 4 (moderate pain). After surgery, 12 patients (7.4%) were transferred out of the day surgery department, 2 patients (1.2%) were indwelled postoperative urinary catheter, 11 patients (6.8%) had unplanned revisit, and 6 patients (3.7%) had unplanned readmission. Patient satisfaction surveys were all satisfactory.Conclusions The implementation of fine management in VATS for pulmonary nodule in day surgery mode is beneficial for ensuring that patients can remove the drainage tube before discharge from the hospital, without severe pain after the operation and with good follow-up satisfaction.

Citation: ZHANG Li, LIU Yang, HUANG Mingjun, DAI Yan, JIANG Lisha, CHE Guowei. Effects of fine management on patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary nodule in day surgery mode. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(2): 183-189. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202012278 Copy

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