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Short-term postoperative complications of robot-assisted thoracoscopic resections for lung cancer

   
@article{VATS13117,
	author = {Riona Park and Calista Sha and Leo Li and Shahidul Islam and Curtis Ober and Kevin Nicholas and Lawrence Glassman and David Zeltsman and Kevin Hyman and Julissa Jurado and Paul C. Lee},
	title = {Short-term postoperative complications of robot-assisted thoracoscopic resections for lung cancer},
	journal = {Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery},
	volume = {11},
	number = {0},
	year = {2026},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Background: The robotic platform for pulmonary resection is an increasingly utilized approach in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Short-term outcomes following robotic resections remain underreported. This study evaluates early postoperative complications in lung cancer patients undergoing robot-assisted lobectomies, segmentectomies, and wedge resections.Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent a robot-assisted lobectomy, segmentectomy, or wedge resection from September 2015 to December 2024 at a multicenter health system in the United States. Demographics, comorbidities, and complications during the first postoperative month were analyzed. Outcomes were compared using Chi-squared, Fisher’s exact, or Kruskal-Wallis test as appropriate based on the type and distribution of the variables. Univariate and multiple logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with major complications.Results: A total of 1,438 lung cancer patients were included for analysis, of which there were 861 lobectomies (60%), 179 segmentectomies (12%), and 398 wedge resections (28%). 73.1% of patients were of Asian descent. Lobectomies had higher rates of readmission than segmentectomies and wedge resections (2.0% vs. 0.0% vs. 0.3%, respectively; P=0.01), and longer median hospital stays (3 days) compared to sublobar groups (2 days each; P},
	issn = {2519-0792},	url = {https://vats.amegroups.org/article/view/13117}
}