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However, to date, the safety of the procedure has not been studied.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We reviewed consecutive patients undergoing non-intubated uniportal VATS for pulmonary wedge resection at 2 medical centres between August 2016 and October 2019. The decision to avoid chest drain insertion was made in selected candidates. For those candidates in whom a tubeless procedure was performed, postoperative chest X-rays (CXRs) were taken on the day of the surgery [operation (OP) day], on postoperative day 1 and 1\u20132\u2009weeks later. The factors associated with abnormal CXR findings were studied.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among 135 attempts to avoid chest drain insertion, 13 (9.6%) patients ultimately required a postoperative chest drain. Among 122 patients in which a tubeless procedure was performed, 26 (21.3%) and 47 (38.5%) had abnormal CXR findings on OP day and postoperative day 1, respectively. Among them, 3 (2.5%) patients developed clinically significant abnormal CXRs and required intercostal drainage. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax was independently associated with a higher risk of postoperative abnormal CXRs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Tubeless uniportal VATS for pulmonary wedge resection can be safely performed in selected patients. Most patients with postoperative abnormal CXRs presented subclinical symptoms that spontaneously resolved; only 2.5% of patients with postoperative abnormal CXRs required drainage.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezaa061","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,8]],"date-time":"2020-02-08T12:08:54Z","timestamp":1581163734000},"page":"i70-i76","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Is tubeless uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary wedge resection a safe procedure?"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Chao-Yu","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan"},{"name":"Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, 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