Self-assisting robot-assisted pulmonary lobectomy has favorable outcome compared to VATS lobectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Open and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pulmonary lobectomy requires a skilled assistant to complete the operation. A potential benefit of a robot is to allow a surgeon to complete the operation autonomously. We sought to determine the safety of performing robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy with self-assistance.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of self-assisting robot-assisted lobectomy. We evaluated the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes. We compared the outcome to the propensity matched group of patients who had VATS lobectomy. We also compared them to published outcomes of robot-assisted lobectomy.

Results

95 patients underwent self-assisted lobectomies. The median age was 70 years old, predominately female (57%) and wh

SUBMITTER: Shah AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562502 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature