Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?

Introduction : The videothoracoscopic approach is minimally invasive with benefits that include less postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay. It is also a safe procedure which can be performed on an outpatient basis. Aim: To determine whether videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy can be perform...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Demirkaya, Ezel Erşen, Burcu Kılıç, Hasan Volkan Kara, Mehlika İşcan, Kamil Kaynak, Akif Turna
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Published: Medycyna Praktyczna 2016-05-01
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Ezel Erşen
Burcu Kılıç
Hasan Volkan Kara
Mehlika İşcan
Kamil Kaynak
Akif Turna
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Ezel Erşen
Burcu Kılıç
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Kamil Kaynak
Akif Turna
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description Introduction : The videothoracoscopic approach is minimally invasive with benefits that include less postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay. It is also a safe procedure which can be performed on an outpatient basis. Aim: To determine whether videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy can be performed safely in most patients as an outpatient procedure. Material and methods: Between July 2005 and October 2015, a total of 92 patients underwent bilateral and single port thoracoscopic sympathicotomy in our department on an outpatient basis. The level of sympathicotomy was T2 in 2 (2.2%) patients, T2 to T3 in 31 (33%) patients, T2 to T4 in 46 (50%) patients and T3 to T4 in 12 (13%) patients. Demographic data, length of postoperative stay, substitution index (SI), admission rate (AR) and readmission rate (RR), complications and patient satisfaction were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Two (2.2%) patients suffered from chest pain, while 4 (4.3%) patients complained about pain at the port site. Mean discharge time after surgery was 5.1 h (range: 4–6 h), mean duration of hospital stay was 0.15 days (0–3 days) postoperatively and the mean operation time was 43.6 min (15–130 min). In 8 (8.6%) patients, pneumothorax was detected on postoperative chest X-ray, while 5 (5.4%) patients required chest tube drainage. Mild or moderate compensatory sweating developed in 32 (34.7%) patients. No recurrence was observed, and the satisfaction rate was 96.7%. Substitution index and admission rate were 91.3% and 11% respectively, while RR was 0%. Conclusions : Bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathicotomy can be performed safely in most patients as an outpatient procedure.
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spelling doaj-art-0c8b11c501c442439b4b74ca2ffb824f2025-08-20T02:02:53ZengMedycyna PraktycznaVideosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques1895-45882299-00542016-05-01112889310.5114/wiitm.2016.6018227647Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?Ahmet DemirkayaEzel ErşenBurcu KılıçHasan Volkan KaraMehlika İşcanKamil KaynakAkif TurnaIntroduction : The videothoracoscopic approach is minimally invasive with benefits that include less postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay. It is also a safe procedure which can be performed on an outpatient basis. Aim: To determine whether videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy can be performed safely in most patients as an outpatient procedure. Material and methods: Between July 2005 and October 2015, a total of 92 patients underwent bilateral and single port thoracoscopic sympathicotomy in our department on an outpatient basis. The level of sympathicotomy was T2 in 2 (2.2%) patients, T2 to T3 in 31 (33%) patients, T2 to T4 in 46 (50%) patients and T3 to T4 in 12 (13%) patients. Demographic data, length of postoperative stay, substitution index (SI), admission rate (AR) and readmission rate (RR), complications and patient satisfaction were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Two (2.2%) patients suffered from chest pain, while 4 (4.3%) patients complained about pain at the port site. Mean discharge time after surgery was 5.1 h (range: 4–6 h), mean duration of hospital stay was 0.15 days (0–3 days) postoperatively and the mean operation time was 43.6 min (15–130 min). In 8 (8.6%) patients, pneumothorax was detected on postoperative chest X-ray, while 5 (5.4%) patients required chest tube drainage. Mild or moderate compensatory sweating developed in 32 (34.7%) patients. No recurrence was observed, and the satisfaction rate was 96.7%. Substitution index and admission rate were 91.3% and 11% respectively, while RR was 0%. Conclusions : Bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathicotomy can be performed safely in most patients as an outpatient procedure.https://www.termedia.pl/Single-stage-bilateral-uniportal-videothoracoscopic-sympathicotomy-for-hyperhidrosis-can-it-be-managed-r-nas-an-outpatient-procedure-,42,27647,1,1.html<i>video-thoracoscopy uniportal sympathicotomy outpatient</i>
spellingShingle Ahmet Demirkaya
Ezel Erşen
Burcu Kılıç
Hasan Volkan Kara
Mehlika İşcan
Kamil Kaynak
Akif Turna
Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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uniportal
sympathicotomy
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title Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
title_full Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
title_fullStr Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
title_full_unstemmed Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
title_short Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
title_sort single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis can it be managed as an outpatient procedure
topic <i>video-thoracoscopy
uniportal
sympathicotomy
outpatient</i>
url https://www.termedia.pl/Single-stage-bilateral-uniportal-videothoracoscopic-sympathicotomy-for-hyperhidrosis-can-it-be-managed-r-nas-an-outpatient-procedure-,42,27647,1,1.html
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