The investigators conducted a muti-centres randomized controlled clinical trial to explore the effect of preservation of inferior pulmonary ligment compared with dissection.
Patients underwent upper lobe resection
Patients could complete our questionnaires
Previous history of ipsilateral lung surgery
Patients who underwent pleurodesis
Parallel
Preserving IPL during surgery
Procedure/SurgeryIPL was preserved during surgery
Cough score postoperation
The investigators used PSA-LUNG questionnaire to assess patients symptom burden after surgery. Changing of cough score during 1 month postoperation was chosen as the primary outcome.
Other Symptom burden postoperation PSA-LUNG questionnaire
Using PSA-LUNG questionnaire, the investigators assessed shortness of breath, pain, sleeplessness, annoy, and fatigue after surgery.
Radiological outcome
Changing of bronchial angels measured with chest x-ray examination or chest CT.
Radiological outcome
dead spece rate measured with chest x-ray examination or chest CT.
Radiological outcome
degree of lung collapse measured with chest x-ray examination or chest CT.
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