@article{TLCR33552,
author = {Chongwu Li and Yingjie Hu and Jia Huang and Jiantao Li and Long Jiang and Hao Lin and Peiji Lu and Qingquan Luo},
title = {Comparison of robotic-assisted lobectomy with video-assisted thoracic surgery for stage IIB–IIIA non-small cell lung cancer},
journal = {Translational Lung Cancer Research},
volume = {8},
number = {6},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: With the rapid development of surgical technics and instruments, more and more locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are being treated by minimally invasive surgery (MIS), including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS). The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the perioperative and long-term outcomes of patients who underwent lobectomy by these two surgical approaches.
Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the prospectively collected database of our hospital to identify patients with clinical stage IIB–IIIA NSCLC who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic or robotic lobectomy. Perioperative outcomes, recurrence, and overall survival (OS) were compared.
Results: From January 2014 to January 2017, there were at total of 121 patients, including 36 robotic lobectomy patients and 85 VATS lobectomy patients. One patient (2.8%) in the RATS group and 5 patients (5.9%) in the VATS group were converted to thoracotomy (P=0.79). No perioperative death was observed in both groups. The postoperative morbidity was similar between the two groups (13.9% for RATS vs. 15.3% for VATS; P=0.84). Robotic lobectomy was associated with a shorter length of postoperative hospital stay (4 vs. 5 d, P},
issn = {2226-4477}, url = {https://tlcr.amegroups.org/article/view/33552}
}