%0 Journal Article
%T Short-term postoperative complications of robot-assisted thoracoscopic resections for lung cancer
%A Park, Riona
%A Sha, Calista
%A Li, Leo
%A Islam, Shahidul
%A Ober, Curtis
%A Nicholas, Kevin
%A Glassman, Lawrence
%A Zeltsman, David
%A Hyman, Kevin
%A Jurado, Julissa
%A Lee, Paul C.
%J Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
%D 2026
%B 2026
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%! Short-term postoperative complications of robot-assisted thoracoscopic resections for lung cancer
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%X 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
%U https://vats.amegroups.org/article/view/13117
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%@ 2519-0792