Trends and factors affecting approach choice to pulmonary resection.

Journal: Journal of surgical oncology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The development of an advanced robotic platform in 2014 led to increased adoption of minimally invasive (MI) approaches in thoracic surgery. Due to dataset reporting lag, a comprehensive assessment of trends in thoracic approaches has not been analyzed to date.

Authors

  • Brian Mitzman
    Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Xuechen Wang
    Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Ben Haaland
    Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Thomas K Varghese
    Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.