Is Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy Better? Quality of Life Considerations

摘要: Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy has controversial advantages over traditional open surgical approaches. Subjective concerns such as pain, dyspnea, physical functioning, and overall satisfaction generally favor VATS but vary depending on survey timing. Independence, a major quality of life component, favors video-assisted because fewer objective hospital discharge resources are needed pulmonary function, activity level, muscle strength, walking capacity better. often hastens return to work facilitates adjuvant chemotherapy or subsequent urgent procedures. surgery–related benefits amplified by advanced age (or other frailties) reduced cancer stage comorbid illness.