Comparative analysis of surgical outcomes: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open thoracotomy in organizing thoracic empyema management
VATS offers advantages over OT in organizing thoracic empyema surgery, particularly in terms of improved lung expansion at discharge. Further studies with larger sample sizes are warranted to support these findings.
Authors
- Sophon Siwachat
- Somcharoen Saeteng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7603-9153)
- Apichat Tantraworasin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-2799)
- Thanat Suwanarawat
- Rachata Deesang
- Sasikarn Tawanseree
- Sikkawat Watcharasoonthonkit
Institutions
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332618
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00