Starting a robotic thoracic surgery program: From wedge resection to sleeve lobectomy in six months. Initial conclusions.

Journal: Cirugia espanola
PMID: 37544607

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is a rapidly expanding technique. In our study, we aimed to analyze the results of the process to adopt robotic surgery in our Department of Thoracic Surgery.

Authors

  • Pablo Luis Paglialunga
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Electronic address: pablopaglialunga@gmail.com.
  • Laureano Molins
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Rudith Guzmán
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Angela Guirao
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Leandro Grando
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • David Sanchez-Lorente
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Carlos Guerrero
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Irene Bello
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Nestor Quiroga
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Marc Boada
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic Respiratori (ICR), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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