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Electromagnetic Navigation Transthoracic Nodule Localization for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Published on: May 4, 2022
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy versus open or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy for
Eduardo I Leão1,2, Aline Rocha2,3, Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes Pinto2,4,5
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objectives:
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: Objective 1: to assess the effects of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy versus conventional open lobectomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy in people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Objective 2: to appraise full economic evaluations comparing robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with open lobectomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy for early-stage NSCLC by extracting data on resource use, costs, utilities, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) from societal and healthcare perspectives.

