ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2022
Is faster better? Impact of operative time on postoperative outcomes after VATS anatomical pulmonary resection.
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- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for patients undergoing lung resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery apicoposterior segmentectomy with radical lymphadenectomy: a high-complexity case with educational value.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Feasibility and safety of outside the cage subcostal robotic anatomical lung resections: results of a phase I clinical trial.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- The Necessity of Lymphadenectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Smaller Than 6 mm in Solid Size.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Surgery challenges and postoperative complications of lung cancer after neoadjuvant immunotherapy.Thoracic cancer · 2024Article
- Intersurgeon variations in postoperative length of stay after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy.JTCVS open · 2024Article
- Prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications in older patients undergoing lobectomy for lung cancer based on skeletal muscle mass.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Outside the Cage Subcostal RATS Lobectomy: Technical Aspects and Results of the First Series of a Novel Approach to Pulmonary Lobectomy.Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)Article
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Abstract
Background: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is now the preferred approach for standard anatomical pulmonary resections. This study evaluates the impact of operative time (OT) on post-operative outcomes after VATS anatomical pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive patients undergoing VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy for NSCLC between November 2010 and December 2019. Postoperative outcomes were compared between short (<150 minutes) and long (≥150 minutes) OT groups. A multivariable analysis was performed to identify predictors of long OT and overall post-operative complications. Results: A total of 670 patients underwent lobectomy (n=496, 74%) or segmentectomy (n=174, 26%) for NSCLC. Mediastinal lymph node dissection was performed in 621 patients (92.7%). The median OT was 141 minutes (SD: 47 minutes) and 387 patients (57.8%) were operated within 150 minutes. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was given in 25 patients (3.7%). Conversion thoracotomy was realized in 40 patients (6%). Shorter OT was significantly associated with decreased post-operative overall complication rate (30% Conclusions: A prolonged OT is significantly associated with postoperative complications in our collective of patients undergoing VATS anatomical pulmonary resection.
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