Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lung Resection in United States Veterans: Trends and Outcomes versus Thoracotomy.
Michael A NapolitanoAndrew D SparksGregor WerbaEthan S RosenfeldJared L AntevilGregory D TrachiotisPublished in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2021)
VATS utilization at VHA centers has become the predominant technique used for pulmonary surgeries over time. OT patients had more complications and longer hospital stays compared with VATS. Over the study period, VATS patients had increasingly lower complication rates compared with open surgery.
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