Trends of utilization and perioperative outcomes of robotic and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive resection in the United States

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Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate utilization and perioperative outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for lung cancer in the United States using a nationally representative database.

Methods

Hospital admissions for lobectomy or sublobar resection (segmentectomy or wedge resection) using VATS or RATS in patients with nonmetastatic lung cancer from October 2015 through December 2018 in the National Inpatient Sample were studied. Patient and hospital characteristics, perioperative complications and mortality, length of stay (LOS), and total hospital cost were compared. Logistic regression was used to assess whether the surgical approach was independently associated with adverse outcomes. <

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801282 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature