SynthesisLung2021
Uniportal Versus Multiportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: An Updated Meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Lung, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 41 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- The perioperative outcomes of uniport versus two-port and three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Pooled it
- The perioperative effect of ERAS protocol in patients with lung cancer: a randomized controlled study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Trial
- Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Approach in Thoracic Surgery: A Prospective Real-World Study.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2025Trial
- Risk and benefit analysis of single-shot nerve block for postoperative analgesia for uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (uVATS): a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Comparison of the perioperative outcomes between uniportal thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer in Japan.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Observational
- Early results of robotic versus uniportal video-assisted thoracic complex segmentectomy: a propensity score-matched study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- The impact of institutional surgical volume on perioperative outcomes in uniportal thoracoscopic major pulmonary resections: a nationwide study in Japan.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Anatomical Lung Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparative Single-Center Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative outcomes of uniportal and multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Advancing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: comparative insights into uniportal and multiportal robotic approaches for non-small cell lung cancer.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Short-term outcomes of multi-arm uniportal robotic thoracic surgery versus uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- [Expert Consensus on Shared Decision-making in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ground-glass Opacity-featured Lung Adenocarcinoma].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026Article
- Transitioning from multiport to uniport robot-assisted thoracic surgery: a propensity score-weighted evaluation of safety and feasibility.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Safety, efficacy, and postoperative pulmonary function recovery of uniportal and multiportal thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Initial outcomes with uniportal video-assisted lung resection.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sub-lobar resection.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Learning curve for double micro-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Feasibility and safety of uniport robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in initial series of anatomical pulmonary resections under learning curve.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Preoperative simulation of uniportal thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy achieves equivalent accuracy of surgical resection margins for palpable and impalpable tumors.Journal of visualized surgery · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveWe reviewed the available literature on patients with lung cancer undergoing either uniportal (UVATS) or multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (MVATS).
methodsOriginal research studies that evaluated perioperative and long-term outcomes of UVATS versus MVATS were identified, from January 1990 to April 2020. The perioperative, along with the oncologic and long-term survival outcomes, were calculated according to either a fixed or a random effect model, appropriately. The Q statistics and I
resultsTwenty studies were included, incorporating a total of 1,469 patients treated with UVATS and 3,231 treated with MVATS. The incidence of complications was lower in patients treated with UVATS [OR: 0.76 (95% CI 0.62, 0.93); p = 0.008]. The chest tube duration was significantly lower in the UVATS group (WMD: - 0.63 [95% CI - 1.03, - 0.23]; p = 0.002). Length of hospital stay (L.O.S.) was also lower in the UVATS patient group (WMD: - 0.54 [- 0.94, - 0.13]; p = 0.009), along with postoperative pain [WMD: - 0.57 (95% CI - 0.97, - 0.18); p = 0.004]. No significant differences were found regarding the mean operative time (M.O.T.), mean blood loss, the number of resected lymph nodes, the 30-day mortality, along with the survival at 1 and 3 years postoperatively.
conclusionsThe present meta-analysis indicates that UVATS is associated with enhanced outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer. Well-designed, randomized studies, comparing UVATS to MVATS, are necessary to further assess their long-term clinical outcomes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.