Table 2.
Series comparing transsternal and robotic thymectomy
| Author | No pts | Robot | Sternotomy | CR robot (%) | OT robot | OT sternotomy | Blood loss robot | Blood loss sternotomy | Morbidity robot (%) | Morbidity sternotomy (%) | POS (days) robot | POS (days) sternotomy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cakar et al7 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 154.0 min* | 110.0 min* | <50 mL* | <50 mL* | 11 | 300 | 5.0* | 10.0* |
| Balduyck et al3 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 7.1 | 224.2 min* | 243.8 min* | – | – | 21.4 | 18.1 | 9.6* | 11.8* |
| Weksler et al17 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 130.0 min* | – | 50 mL** | 100 mL** | 6.6 | 57.1 | 1.0* | 4.0* |
| Seong et al22 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 2.6 | 157.0 min* | 139.0 min* | – | – | 0 | 14.7 | 2.7* | 5.5* |
| Ye et al20 | 74 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 97.0 min* | 214.0 min* | 61 mL* | 466 mL* | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7* | 11.6* |
Notes:
*
Mean;
**
median; Dash, no data.
Abbreviations: CR, conversion rate; OT, operative time; min, minutes; POS, postoperative stay; pts, patients.