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Impact of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy versus open lobectomy for lung cancer on recovery assessed using self-reported physical function: VIOLET RCT

2022; NIHR Journals Library; Volume: 26; Issue: 48 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3310/thbq1793

2046-4932

Eric Lim, Rosie Harris, Holly E. McKeon, Tim Batchelor, Joel Dunning, Michael Shackcloth, Vladimir Anikin, Babu Naidu, Elizabeth Belcher, Mahmoud Loubani, Vipin Zamvar, Lucy Dabner, Timothy Brush, Elizabeth A Stokes, Sarah Wordsworth, Sangeetha Paramasivan, Alba Realpe, Daisy Elliott, Jane Blazeby, Chris Rogers,

Delphi Technique in Research

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Surgery remains the main method of managing early-stage disease. Minimal-access video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery results in less tissue trauma than open surgery; however, it is not known if it improves patient outcomes.