Open AccessDa Vinci Xi robot decreases the number of thoracotomy cases in pulmonary resection
Author(s) -
Min P. Kim,
Duc T. Nguyen,
Leonora M. Meisenbach,
Edward A. Graviss,
Edward Y. Chan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.59
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , odds ratio , robotic surgery , retrospective cohort study
Minimally invasive pulmonary resection has been shown to provide superior outcomes compared to open thoracotomy. We sought to determine if adding a robot to a general thoracic surgery practice would decrease the total number of open thoracotomy cases.
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