Robotic Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy/Segmentectomy: Multilevel Analysis in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Large-scale comparative data on the perioperative safety of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in Asia are limited. We compared the perioperative outcomes of these 2 approaches for lung cancer.

Methods

This retrospective study used data from the Diagnostic Procedure Combination database in Japan. We included 47 541 patients who underwent lobectomy or segmentectomy for lung cancer from 2018 to 2021 and performed multivariable analyses.

Results

Among 47 541 patients, 2835 underwent robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Perioperative mortality did not differ significantly between groups (incidence rate ratio, 1.71; 95% CI, 0.88-3.33). Robotic-assisted surgery was associated with longer anaesthesia time and a highe

SUBMITTER: Nemoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12854723 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature