Perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted versus video-assisted right upper lobectomy in non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective cohort study_Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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TIAN Yu , HUANG Jia , LU Peiji , LI Jiantao , LIN Hao , JIANG Long , CHEN Tianxiang ,  LUO Qingquan

Shanghai Lung Tumor Clinical Medical Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, P.R.China;

Corresponding author：

LUO Qingquan, Email: luoqingquan@hotmail.com

Keywords：

Da Vinci robot; video-assisted thoracic surgery; right upper lobectomy; non-small cell lung cancer; surgery

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10.7507/1007-4848.202007083

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Objective To summarize the perioperative outcome of patients undergoing robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) or four-port single-direction video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right upper lobectomy (RUL), and to discuss the safety and the essentials of the surgery.Methods The clinical data of 579 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing minimally invasive RUL in Dr. Luo Qingquan’s team of our center from 2015 to 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 246 males and 333 females aged 33-78 years. The 579 patients were divided into a RATS group (n=283) and a VATS group (n=296) according to surgical methods. Baseline characteristics and perioperative outcomes including dissected lymph nodes, postoperative duration of drainage, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications and surgery cost were compared between the two groups.Results There was no significant difference in baseline data between the two groups (P>0.05), and no postoperative 30 d mortality or intraoperative blood transfusion was observed. Compared with VATS, RATS had shorter operation time (90.22±12.16 min vs. 92.68±12.26 min, P=0.016), postoperative hospital stay (4.67±1.43 d vs. 5.31±1.59 d, P<0.001) and time of drainage (3.55±1.38 d vs. 4.16±1.58 d, P<0.001). No significant difference was observed between the two groups in the lymph nodes dissection, blood loss volume, conversion rate or complications. The cost of RATS was much higher than that of VATS (93 275.46±13 276.69 yuan vs. 67 082.58±12 978.17 yuan, P<0.001).Conclusion The safety and effectiveness of robot-assisted and video-assisted RUL are satisfactory, and they have similar perioperative outcomes. However, RATS costs relatively shorter operation time and postoperative hospital stay.

Citation： TIAN Yu, HUANG Jia, LU Peiji, LI Jiantao, LIN Hao, JIANG Long, CHEN Tianxiang, LUO Qingquan. Perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted versus video-assisted right upper lobectomy in non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective cohort study. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020, 27(10): 1134-1139. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202007083 Copy

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2. Ginsberg RJ, Rubinstein LV. Randomized trial of lobectomy versus limited resection for T1 N0 non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer Study Group. Ann Thorac Surg, 1995, 60(3): 615-622.
3. Mahieu J, Rinieri P, Bubenheim M, <italic>et al</italic>. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung lobectomy: Can a robotic approach improve short-term outcomes and operative safety? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2016, 64(4): 354-362.
4. Huang J, Li C, Li H, <italic>et al</italic>. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy for c-N2 stage NSCLC: short-term outcomes of a randomized trial. Transl Lung Cancer Res, 2019, 8(6): 951-958.
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6. 刘伦旭, 车国卫, 蒲强, 等. 单向式全胸腔镜肺叶切除术. 中华胸心血管外科杂志, 2008, 24(3): 156-158.
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