Liu, Hao-YunHao-YunLiuHSAO-HSUN HSUTUNG-MING TSAIXU-HENG CHIANGTZU-PIN LUChang, Chia-HongChia-HongChangPEI-HSING CHENMAN-LING WANGMING-HUI HUNGYA-JUNG CHENGMONG-WEI LINJIN-SHING CHEN2021-05-212021-05-2120210003-4975https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100021176&doi=10.1016%2fj.athoracsur.2020.06.058&partnerID=40&md5=d6f3756577b8909937fc595735c3f63ehttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/561615Background: Although the use of the uniportal thoracoscopic technique has spread exponentially recently, a comparison of nonintubated and intubated uniportal thoracoscopic segmentectomies for lung tumors has not been reported. We aimed to compare the feasibility, safety, and short-term postoperative outcomes between the 2 methods. Methods: From January 2014 to June 2019 we retrospectively reviewed 185 consecutive patients with lung tumors who underwent uniportal thoracoscopic segmentectomy at our institute. A body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 was considered a contraindication for the nonintubated anesthetic approach. For the remaining cases the anesthetic approach was made at the discretion of each individual anesthesiologist. A propensity-matched analysis incorporating sex and body mass index was used to compare the clinical outcomes of the nonintubated and intubated groups. Results: Fifty patients (27.0%) underwent the procedure with the nonintubated anesthetic approach. The nonintubated group was more likely to be female (P <.001) and with a lower body mass index (P [removed]enjournal article10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.058328579942-s2.0-85100021176