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PURPOSE: The scheduled administration of intravenous acetaminophen (scheduled-IV-AcA) is one of the more effective multimodal analgesic approaches for postoperative pain in abdominal/orthopedic surgeries. However, there is little evidence concerning scheduled-IV-AcA after general thoracic surgery, especially when limited to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). We investigated the efficacy of scheduled-IV-AcA administration in patients after undergoing VATS. METHODS: Ninety-nine patients who underwent VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy via an 8-cm access window and 1 camera port were retrospectively reviewed by categorizing them into groups either with scheduled-IV-AcA (Group AcA: n = 29) or without it (Group non-AcA: n = 70). Group AcA received 1 g of IV-AcA every 6 h from the end of the operation until the end of POD2. Postoperative pain was measured using a numeric rating scale (NRS) three times per day until discharge. RESULTS: NRS scores were significantly lower in Group AcA with motion (on POD1 to the first point of POD2) than in Group non-AcA. Group non-AcA was also more likely to use additional analgesics than Group AcA (39% vs. 17%, p = 0.058). CONCLUSIONS: Scheduled-IV-AcA administration is a safe and effective multimodal analgesic approach in patients undergoing VATS pulmonary resection via an 8-cm access window.
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Acetaminofén/administración & dosificación , Analgésicos no Narcóticos/administración & dosificación , Esquema de Medicación , Dolor Postoperatorio/tratamiento farmacológico , Dolor Postoperatorio/etiología , Neumonectomía/efectos adversos , Cirugía Torácica Asistida por Video/efectos adversos , Femenino , Humanos , Infusiones Intravenosas , Masculino , Neumonectomía/métodos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Seguridad , Cirugía Torácica Asistida por Video/métodos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Granular cell tumor (GCT) is found in various organs but is rare in the mediastinum. We report a case of mediastinal GCT in a 19-year-old woman who presented with left ptosis and miosis. CT and MRI revealed a 29-mm well-circumscribed tumor located close to the first thoracic vertebra with features suggesting a neurogenic tumor. The tumor was completely excised using single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the tumor was a benign GCT. Postoperatively, left ptosis and miosis had improved slightly. To our knowledge, this is the first report regarding mediastinal GCT presenting with preoperative Horner's syndrome.
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Tumores de Células Gigantes/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Horner/complicaciones , Neoplasias del Mediastino/diagnóstico , Femenino , Tumores de Células Gigantes/complicaciones , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Neoplasias del Mediastino/complicaciones , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
A 71-year-old man diagnosed with lung cancer in the right lower lobe with invasion to the middle lobe underwent right lower and middle lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection. The cancer was pathologically diagnosed as stage IIB (pT3N0M0) with combined squamous cell carcinoma and an atypical carcinoid tumour. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a combined atypical carcinoid tumour and non-small cell lung cancer. This case further expands the histological spectrum of combined neuroendocrine tumours.