Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Under Epidural Anesthesia Compared With Conventional Anesthetic Option

Abstract

VATS under anesthesia with nontracheal intubation is safe and feasible, and has demonstrated advantages, including shorter postoperative fasting time, shorter duration of antibiotic use, and shorter hospital stay, compared with VATS under general anesthesia with double lumen tube.