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Prognostic indicators of the development of persisting pleural effusion after video-assisted and open lobectomy for lung cancer

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Patients undergoing open lobectomy had a higher incidence of pleural effusion compared to those with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
The study found that 49% of open lobectomy patients developed pleural effusion, while only 24% of video-assisted patients did.
Key prognostic indicators include a neutrophil-lymphocyte index greater than 2.11 on day 4 and protein levels in drainage fluid exceeding 14.2 g/l on day 2.
These findings suggest that video-assisted lobectomy may result in lower rates of pleural effusion, affecting hospital stay duration positively.

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Analysis identifies prognostic indicators of pleural effusion development in lobectomy patients, highlighting notable differences between techniques.

Тонеев et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis identifies prognostic indicators of pleural effusion development in lobectomy patients, highlighting notable differences between techniques.