A Brazilian randomized study: Robotic-Assisted vs. Video-assisted lung lobectomy Outcomes (BRAVO trial).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare 90-day morbidity in patients undergoing lung lobectomy performed by either robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) or video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Intraoperative complications, drainage time, length of hospital stay, postoperative pain, postoperative quality of life, and readmissions within 90 days were also compared.

Methods

This was a two-arm randomized clinical trial including patients with lung lesions (primary lung cancer or lung metastasis) who were candidates for lung lobectomy. Patients with comorbidities that precluded surgical treatment were excluded. All patients followed the same postoperative protocol.

Results

The overall sample comprised 76 patients (39 in the VATS group and 37 in the RATS group). The two groups were simi

SUBMITTER: Terra RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9262442 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature