Robotic vs thoracoscopic vs open lobectomy and segmentectomy for lung cancer: a multicenter cohort study in the ATS of Milan - PubMed
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- Study compares open thoracotomy (OT), video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) for anatomical lung resection in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
- Robotic-assisted surgery (RATS) associated with shorter hospitalization and fewer conversions than VATS, and better adjusted survival compared to OT.
- VATS had higher adjusted odds of conversion to thoracotomy compared to RATS, with longer operative time than RATS.
- Open thoracotomy (OT) had shorter operative time but higher frequency of complications than minimally invasive approaches.
- Thirty-day readmission and 180-day mortality rates were similar across all surgical approaches.