ArticleGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2023
Setting a quality indicator for actual surgery time relative to scheduled surgery time in the context of increasing robotic-assisted thoracic surgery cases.
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- Impact of the expanded indication of robot-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Factors affecting the short-term outcomes of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.Surgery today · 2024Article
- Salvage extended surgery after immune-checkpoint inhibitor treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.Surgery today · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to demonstrate to the involved departments the goal of increasing the number of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) cases/surgeons and acceptable surgery times.
methodsThis retrospective study included 1572 patients who underwent thoracic surgery from fiscal year (FY) 2018 to FY 2021. The factors evaluated included the number of surgery cases and actual and scheduled surgery times.
resultsThe total number of RATS and total surgery cases increased after the quality indicator (QI) setting (n = 363, 360, 417, and 432 in FY 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively). In FY 2020, 93.3% of the QI target was achieved, while in FY 2021, 88% was achieved. The number of RATS lobectomy/segmentectomy increased as the FY progressed (n = 31, 47, 58, and 116 in FY 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively). The mean surgical time by RATS starters decreased in FY 2020 and 2021 (171.4 min.; 74 cases; seven RATS starters) compared with those in FY 2018 and 2019 (198.0 min.; 57 cases; six RATS starters) (P = 0.002).
conclusionsThe goal of increasing the number of surgery cases and RATS cases/surgeons within the given framework was achieved by setting the QI.
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