post-operative pain

Does the length of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy affect postoperative pain? Results of a randomized controlled trial

Background: Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has become a common approach for the treatment of early stage lung cancer. Here, we aimed to establish whether the length of uniportal incision could affect postoperative pain and surgical outcomes in consecutive patients undergoing uniportal VATS lobectomy for early stage lung cancer. Methods: This was a unicenter Randomized Control Trial (NCT 03218098).

Hyperamylasemia post living donor nephrectomy does not relate to pain

Introduction
The aetiology of pain after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy remains unclear. Given the
proximity of the left kidney to the tail of the pancreas, we aimed to assess whether mobilisation
and retrieval of the left kidney might inflame the pancreas, leading to pain and
hyperamylasaemia in the post-operative period.
Patient and methods
In the present study, 16 consecutive live kidney donors were analysed in the same three months
period. Amylase levels were measured on days 1 and 2. For each 24-hour period postoperatively

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