ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022
Propensity score-matched comparison of robotic- and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and open lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer patients aged 75 years or older.
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- A comparison of perioperative outcomes for da Vinci robotic-assisted, laparoscopic and open surgery in oncologic procedures: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of evidence from China.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Evaluation of lymph nodes in various surgical approaches for clinical N0 lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
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- Robotic Versus Thoracoscopic Sub-lobar Resection for Octogenarians with Clinical Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Real-World Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Comparison of transfusion rates between robotic- and video-assisted lobectomy: a propensity score matching analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Short- and long-term outcomes of robotic-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy in non-small cell lung cancer patients aged 35 years or younger: a real-world study with propensity score-matched analysis.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Perioperative outcomes of robotic-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: A propensity score matched analysis.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
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- Learning Curve of Robotic Lobectomy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer: How Does It Impact on the Autonomic Nervous System of the Surgeon?Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Short-term outcomes of robot-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer patients with neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy: a single-center retrospective study.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Opioid Free Anesthesia in Thoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Although robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) has been widely applied in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), its advantages remain unclear for very old patients. The present study compared the perioperative outcomes and survival profiles among RATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and open lobectomy (OL), aiming to access the superiority of RATS for NSCLC patients aged ≥75 years. Methods: Pathological IA-IIIB NSCLC patients aged ≥75 years who underwent RATS, VATS, or OL between June 2015 and June 2021 in Shanghai Chest Hospital were included. Propensity score matching (PSM, 1:1:1 RATS versus VATS versus OL) was based on 10 key prognostic factors. The primary endpoints were perioperative outcomes, and the secondary endpoints were disease-free (DFS), overall (OS), and cancer-specific survival (CS). Results: A total of 504 cases (126 RATS, 200 VATS, and 178 OL) were enrolled, and PSM led to 97 cases in each group. The results showed that RATS led to: 1) the best surgical-related outcomes including the shortest operation duration ( Conclusion: RATS possessed the superiority in achieving better perioperative outcomes over VATS and OL in very old NSCLC patients, though the three surgical approaches achieved comparable survival outcomes.
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