Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery improves perioperative outcomes in overweight and obese patients with non-small-cell lung cancer undergoing lobectomy: A propensity score matching analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effectiveness of robotic-assisted lobectomy (RAL) for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been fully evaluated.

Methods

This retrospective study compared the perioperative outcomes of NSCLC patients who underwent RAL and video-assisted lobectomy (VAL) using propensity score matching (PSM) analysis. Subgroup analyses were then performed.

Results

A total of 822 NSCLC patients (359 RAL cases and 463 VAL cases) were included, and there were 292 patients in each group after PSM. Compared with the VAL group, the RAL group had a significantly higher number of lymph nodes (LNs) harvested (10 vs. 8, p < 0.001) and more LN stations examined (6 vs. 5, p < 0.001). The operative duration (95 minutes vs. 115 minutes, p < 0.001) and intraoperative

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9475236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature