Uniportal versus multiportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary resections: a propensity score-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (URATS) has been increasingly adopted in some centers; however, its global acceptance and clinical impact remain uncertain. This study compared the perioperative outcomes of URATS and multiportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (MRATS) pulmonary resections.

Methods

Eighteen patients who underwent URATS pulmonary resection between February 2023 and April 2024 were compared with 54 patients who underwent MRATS pulmonary resection between February 2016 and February 2023. Propensity score matching, incorporating age, sex, frailty index, clinical tumor size, nodal stage, operative side, prior treatment, and surgical procedure, was performed to reduce confounding. Perioperative outcomes were analyzed in 18 matched patient pa

SUBMITTER: Kuo TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512549 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature