Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy debate: the pro argument
Detterbeck F. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy debate: the pro argument. Thoracic Surgical Science 2009, 6: doc04. PMID: 21289905, PMCID: PMC3011293, DOI: 10.3205/tss000018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVATS lobectomyLung cancerLarge randomized trialsConfidence intervalsRate of deathAbility of patientsLong-term survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyForrest plotsMajor bleedingMinor endpointsPulmonary complicationsPostoperative painBlood transfusionOperative timeRandomized trialsLess painMediastinal stagingOpen lobectomyFunctional outcomeTumor stageNodal stationsClinical trialsOdds ratioLobectomy