Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the ...

Background: The concept of tubeless anesthesia has emerged as a transformative approach in modern anesthesiology, particularly within the framework of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). However, ...

UAB surgeons performed the first video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy earlier this month at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Hospital. This procedure offers significant benefits for ...

A new meta-analysis provided high-quality evidence demonstrating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) significantly reduces the risk for death by 21% compared with open lobectomy in ...

Researchers took both the learning curve of the new process and the COVID-19 pandemic into consideration. A new cost analysis found some evidence that the initial increased costs associated with robot ...