Objective To analyze the clinical efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Methods Totally 126 patients with non-small cell lung cancer admitted to our hospital from Jan 2016 to Jan 2018 were selected, then numbered by admission time sequence and divided into control group and observation group according to random number table, with 63 cases in each group. The control group received traditional thoracoscopic lobectomy, while the observation group received video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. The length of incision, intraoperative blood loss, volume of postoperative drainage, number of lymph node dissection, operation time, extubation time, length of hospital stay and time of out of bed activity were compared between the two groups. Changes in lung function and blood gas index before and after surgery, postoperative complications were observed in the two groups. Results The length of incision, length of hospital stay, and time of out of bed activity in observation group were significantly shorter than those in control group (P<0.05), while intraoperative blood loss and volume of postoperative drainage were significantly lower than those in control group, and the operative time was significantly longer than that in control group (P<0.05). The forced vital capacity total predicted value (FVC%), forced expiratory volume in one second total predicted value (FEV1%), the percent predicted diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO%) and partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaO2) were significantly lower than those before the operation, and partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaCO2) was higher than those before the operation in two groups (P<0.05). The above indexes in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05). The difference values of FVC%, FEV1%, DLCO%, PaCO2 before and after operation in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group, and the difference value of PaO2 was significantly higher than that in control group (P<0.05). The total incidence of postoperative complications was significantly lower than that in observation group (P<0.05). Conclusion Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is effective in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, with less postoperative complications and higher safety. |