Table 1. RVATS pulmonary resections: patient characteristics and perioperative results.
| Preoperative variables (n=47) | N (%) or median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61 (50 to 73) |
| Male | 13 (27.7) |
| Intraoperative variables | |
| Lesion location | |
| Right upper lobe | 15 (31.9) |
| Right middle lobe | 7 (14.9) |
| Right lower lobe | 11 (23.4) |
| Left upper lobe | 8 (17.0) |
| Left lower lobe | 6 (12.8) |
| Resection type | |
| Lobectomy | 34 (72.3) |
| Segmental resection | 2 (4.3) |
| Non anatomic resection (wedge) | 5 (10.6) |
| Lobectomy and wedge | 3 (6.4) |
| Lobectomy and pleural biopsy | 1 (2.1) |
| Lobectomy and bronchoplasty | 2 (4.3) |
| Docking time (min) | 18 (13 to 20) |
| Console time (min) | 125 (110 to 150) |
| Total operative time (min) | 220 (200 to 250) |
| Blood loss (mL) (n=46, 1 missing) | 100 (80 to 100) |
| Conversion | 0 (0) |
| Intraoperative complications | 3 (6.4) |
| Postoperative variables (n=47) | |
| Chest tube duration (hours) | 48 (48 to 67) |
| Postoperative complications | 5 (10.6) |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 2 (4.3) |
| Air leak | 2 (4.3) |
| Pneumonia | 1 (2.1) |
| Hospital length of stay (days) | 3 (2 to 4) |
| In-hospital mortality | 0 (0) |
| 90 day mortality (n=40, 7 missing) | 1 (2.5) |
| Follow-up time (months) | 29 (12 to 55) |
| Histology result variables (n=47) | |
| Tumor size (mm) (n=38, 9 benign disease) | 10 (10 to 20) |
| Lesion histology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 24 (51.1) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 3 (6.4) |
| Neuroendocrine tumor | 5 (10.6) |
| Large cell carcinoma | 2 (4.3) |
| Metastatic disease | 4 (8.5) |
| Benign | 9 (19.1) |
| Pathologic stage (n=37, 9 benign, 1 missing value) | |
| I | 24 (64.9) |
| II | 3 (8.1) |
| III | 3 (8.1) |
| IV | 7 (18.9) |
Continuous variables are expressed as median and interquartile range (25% quartile to 75% quartile). Categorical variables are expressed as count and percentage. RVATS, robotic assisted videothoracoscopic surgery.