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Table 1.

Randomized Control Trials of VATS Major Lung Resections

Study	Patients	Outcomes	Results	Comment
Kirby³ 1995	25 VATS	LOS, OR time, Complications	Less complications in VATS, no other differences	Stage I tumors, 3 VATS excluded due to conversion
Kirby³ 1995	30 Open	LOS, OR time, Complications	Less complications in VATS, no other differences	Stage I tumors, 3 VATS excluded due to conversion
Sugi⁴ 2000	48 VATS	Survival, recurrences	No differences	All pts had MLND
Sugi⁴ 2000	52 Open	Survival, recurrences	No differences	All pts had MLND
Craig⁵ 2001	22 VATS	Acute phase reactants	Lower CRP and IL-6 in VATS
Craig⁵ 2001	19 Open	Acute phase reactants	Lower CRP and IL-6 in VATS
Shigemura⁶ 2004	18 Complete VATS	OR time, LOS, pain, complications, markers	Longer OR, Shorter LOS, lower CRP with complete	Complete VATS— no spreading
Shigemura⁶ 2004	16 Assisted VATS	OR time, LOS, pain, complications, markers	Longer OR, Shorter LOS, lower CRP with complete	Complete VATS— no spreading