Department of Thoracic Surgery, CHU Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
Research
Cost and outcomes of VATS lobectomy for operable non-small cell lung cancer in low-income country (Morocco)
Author(s): Sara Waguaf*, Souheil Boubia, Saad Zbiri, Nidaa Touil, Abdellah Fatene and Mohamed Ridai
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the costs and the outcomes comparing lung lobectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) versus thoracotomy for operable non-small cell lung cancer.
Methods: A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained patient’s database who had lobectomy for lung cancer at a single institution between 2016 and 2019 was performed. Direct hospital cost, operative time, complications rates and length of stay were collected and compared between two approaches.
Results: Ninety six patients underwent lobectomy for lung cancer. Sixty nine (72%) of them by VATS and 27 (28%) by thoracotomy. In the VATS lobectomy, mean surgery duration, mean chest tube removal and length of hospital stay were significantly shorter than the thoracotomy group. The complication rate and mort.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2471-268X.21.7.172
