Table 1.
Demographic and surgical features in the Robotic, VATS, and Thoracotomy groups.
| Open (n = 158) | VATS (n = 110) | RATS (n = 237) | All Patients (n = 505) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68.9 ± 7.8 | 64 ± 5.3 | 65.2 ± 6.3 | 66.5 ± 8.8 | 0.5 |
| Gender (M/F) | 94/64 | 63/47 | 134/103 | 282/222 | 0.4 |
| Side (R/L) | 91/67 | 73/37 | 113/124 | 228/274 | 0.4 |
| Lobectomy (n, %) | 0.3 | ||||
| RUL | 50 (31.5) | 38 (34.5) | 55 (23.2) | 142 (28.5) | |
| ML | 2 (1.5) | 10 (9.6) | 14 (5.9) | 26 (5.4) | |
| RLL | 39 (24.8) | 24 (21.8) | 43 (18.2) | 106 (21.0) | |
| LUL | 35 (22.5) | 22 (20.5) | 77 (32.5) | 134 (26.5) | |
| LLL | 31 (19.7) | 15 (13.6) | 48 (20.2) | 94 (18.6) | |
| T Dimension (mm) | 2.9 ± 1.8 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 1.6 | 2.7 ± 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 7.12 ± 3.4 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 6.28 ± 1.9 | 0.04 |
| Preoperative stage (n, %) | 0.3 | ||||
| Ia | 75 (47.5) | 59 (55.5) | 102 (43.0) | 237 (46.9) | |
| Ib | 43 (27.2) | 29 (26.4) | 73 (30.8) | 146 (28.9) | |
| IIa | 25 (15.8) | 12 (10.8) | 49 (20.7) | 86 (17.1) | |
| IIb | 15 (9.5) | 8 (7.3) | 13 (5.5) | 36 (7.1) | |
| Post-operative complications (n, %) | 23 (14.5) | 6 (5.4) | 13 (5.5) | 63 (12.5) | 0.03 |