Robot-assisted and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for thymoma: comparison of the perioperative outcomes using inverse probability of treatment weighting method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Minimally invasive surgery is the standard treatment for early-stage thymoma. We compared the perioperative outcomes between robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for thymoma.

Methods

Between April 2011 and August 2021, patients with thymoma who underwent thymectomy by RATS (n=20) or VATS (n=37) at our hospital were retrospectively reviewed. We evaluated the postoperative quality of life (QOL), surgical outcomes, complications, mortality, and pain grade. Postoperative QOL was assessed according to the time to achieve "B duration" and "CIII duration" based on the Nursing Dependency Score and Nursing Criteria, respectively.

Results

After the inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), the B duration

SUBMITTER: Chiba Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445717 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature