Table 1. Patients underwent RATS for complex procedure.
| Patient No./gender/age | Diagnosis | Reason to use RATS | Operative method | *Console time | Operative time | Drain tube duration (d) | Hospital stay (d) | Morbidity/mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/M/31 | Lung pleomorphic carcinoma s/p CCRT | Difficult dissection | LUL lobectomy | 327 | 387 | 4 | 6 | No |
| 2/M/75 | Lung adenocarcinoma, bronchiectasis | Difficult dissection | RLL lobectomy | 280 | 340 | 8 | 25 | Pneumonia |
| 3/M/44 | Lung SCC pericardium invasion s/p CCRT | Difficult dissection | LUL lobectomy, partial pericardiectomy | 480 | 600 | 6 | 8 | No |
| 4/M/74 | Lung adenocarcinoma, old TB | Difficult dissection | RUL lobectomy | 480 | 540 | 8 | 10 | No |
| 5/F/65 | Lung adenocarcinoma s/p chemotherapy | Difficult dissection | RUL lobectomy | 240 | 300 | 4 | 7 | No |
| 6/M/67 | Thymic carcinoma, 8.0×5.5×2.8 cm | Huge tumor | Thymothymectomy | 110 | 220 | 5 | 7 | No |
| 7/F/61 | Lung adenocarcinoma, locally advanced | Difficult dissection, complex suture | RUL sleeve lobectomy | 480 | 540 | 6 | 8 | No |
| 8/M/72 | Lung adenocarcinoma, locally advanced | Difficult dissection | LLL lobectomy | Conversion | 300 | 14 | 17 | Prolonged air leak |
| 9/M/58 | Liposarcoma, pericardium invasion, 9×8×6 cm | Difficult dissection, huge tumor | Tumor excision with pericardiectomy | 200 | 418 | 5 | 12 | No |
| 10/F/72 | Lung adenocarcinoma, locally advanced | Difficult dissection | Left pneumonectomy | 145 | 200 | 15 | 33 | Mortality |
| 11/F/60 | Thyroid papillary carcinoma with lung and mediastinum metastases | Difficult dissection, complex suture | RLL B6 segmentectomy, multiple wedge/tumor enucleation | 420 | 480 | 4 | 10 | No |
| 12/M/75 | Lung adenocarcinoma, locally advanced | Difficult dissection | LUL lobectomy | Conversion | 540 | 17 | 20 | Arrhythmia, persistent effusion |
| 13/M/85 | Pancoast tumor, locally advanced | Difficult dissection | Tumor excision with RUL wedge resection | 112 | 184 | 7 | 11 | No |
| 14/M/58 | Liposarcoma upper mediastinum and thoracic inlet | Difficult dissection | Tumor excision | 300 | 600 | 7 | 9 | No |
| 15/M/67 | Lung cancer, right upper lobe extending to RML | Difficult dissection | RUL sleeve lobectomy | Conversion | 476 | 16 | 23 | Pneumonia |
| 16/F/47 | Colon cancer metastasis | Complex suture | Multiple wedge/tumor enucleation | 284 | 360 | 5 | 6 | No |
| 17/M/62 | Thymoma, type AB 8.3×7.6×3.4 cm | Huge tumor | Thymothymectomy | 180 | 274 | 3 | 5 | No |
| 18/F/63 | Lung adenocarcinoma, N2 | Difficult dissection, complex suture | RUL sleeve lobectomy with B6 segmentectomy | 660 | 758 | 7 | 9 | No |
| 19/M/74 | Lung adenocarcinoma, invasion of aorta adventitia | Difficult dissection | LUL lobectomy | 265 | 300 | 7 | 9 | No |
| 20/M/43 | Lung SCC | Complex suture | RUL lobectomy with bronchoplasty | 200 | 289 | 3 | 4 | No |
| 21/M/62 | Thymic cancer s/p chemotherapy | Difficult dissection | Tumor and LN excision | 230 | 274 | 3 | 5 | No |
| 22/M/69 | Pleomorphic carcinoma s/p neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Difficult dissection, complex suture | RUL sleeve lobectomy | 510 | 598 | 7 | 12 | No |
| 23/M/35 | Esophageal leiomyoma 5.8×4.4×3.9 cm | Complex suture | Tumor excision, repair esophageal laceration | 120 | 186 | 6 | 8 | No |
| 24/F/60 | Lung adenocarcinoma s/p chemotherapy N2 | Difficult dissection | LUL lobectomy | 400 | 540 | 12 | 34 | Pulmonary embolism |
| 25/F/24 | Castleman’s disease, 9.4×4.5×4.3 cm | Huge tumor | Tumor excision | 85 | 180 | 3 | 4 | No |
| 26/M/32 | Pancoast tumor s/p CCRT 8.5×5.5×4.0 cm | Difficult dissection, huge tumor | Tumor excision with RUL wedge resection | 660 | 768 | 20 | 24 | Hemothorax |
| 27/F/42 | Lung adenocarcinoma | Complex suture | RUL lobectomy with bronchoplasty | 178 | 227 | 3 | 5 | No |
| 28/F/36 | Invasive thymoma, type B1 11.5×8.5×2.6 cm | Huge tumor | Thymothymectomy | 156 | 204 | 7 | 9 | No |
| 29/F/55 | Lung carcinoid | Difficult dissection, complex suture | LUL sleeve lobectomy | 510 | 600 | 4 | 7 | No |
| 30/M/45 | Mediastinal atypical carcinoid | Huge tumor, complex suture | Tumor excision with thymectomy | 224 | 284 | 4 | 5 | No |
*, Console time is the overall duration of time the surgeon spent using the robotic system during the operation. RATS, robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; CCRT, Concurrent chemoradiation therapy; LUL, left upper lobe; RUL, right upper lobe; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; TB, tuberculosis; RML, right middle lobe; RLL, right lower lobe; LLL, left lower lobe.