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Filter by:Patients with possible operable non-small cell lung cancer are randomised to conventional staging, or conventional staging and PET/CT. According to, patients with operable tumor will be referred to surgery, and the number of thoracotomies and futile thoracotomies wil be compared with the two groups in order to asses the possible benefit of PET/CT.
Investigation of chronic pain frequency after thoracotomy for lung cancer. Risk factors for development of chronic pain are investigated. Questionnaire survey.
This is an investigation on the frequency of chronic pain after thoracotomy for lung cancer. Factors relating to the development of chronic pain are investigated. Questionnaire survey.
The purpose of this study is to see if different types of surgery for lung cancer have different effects on quality of life and pain. What we learn from this study may help us find new ways to improve the quality of life of lung cancer patients who have surgery.
Background : Acute lung injury (ALI) occasionally occurs after pulmonary resection and carries a bad prognosis with a high mortality rate ranging from 20 to 100%. Objectives : 1. to evaluate pre-, intra- and postoperative changes in hemodynamics, oxygenation indices as well as intra- and extravascular lung water using simple thermodilution technique and continuous arterial pressure analysis 2. to test the efficacy of inhaled beta2 -adrenergic agonist versus anticholinergic agents to reduce lung edema in patients undergoing thoracic surgery and in pigs subjected to lipolysacharide-induced ALI. Design of the research protocol: - Prospective controlled trial including surgical patients with high risk factors for ALI (n=60) allocated to receive inhaled drugs (randomised, double-blind, cross-over mode). - Main measurements: Intra-thoracic blood volume, intra- and extra-vascular lung water, hemodynamic parameters (CO, systolic arterial pressure/flow variations, dPmax, MAP, CVP), oxygenation indices (PaO2/FIO2), ventilatory parameters, clinical outcome data, histochemical and pathological data. Glossary CO = cardiac output; dPmax = maximal arterial pressure slope; SAP-V = systolic arterial pressure variations; Flow–V = Flow variations; MAP = mean arterial pressure; CVP = central venous pressure; PaO2=arterial oxygen pressure; FIO2= oxygen inspiratory fraction
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an integrated multidisciplinary rehabilitation program on health related quality of life in the 12 months postoperative period in patients with an elective thoracotomy and to evaluate the effects of the program on general quality of life (SF-36), acute/chronic post-thoracotomy pain, impairment (changes in pulmonary function), disability (exercise capacity) and start to complete recovery (ECOG score of 0 or 1) 12 months postoperatively in patients with an elective thoracotomy.
We assessed the effects of the N Methyl aspartate receptor antagonist Ketamine on long-term post thoracotomy pain. We hypothesized that ketamine could prevent supersensitization of the central nervous system involved in this chronic neuropathic pain.