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

• DOI: 10.3310/thbq1793
• Publication Date: 2022-12-16T10:48:28Z
• Authors: Eric Lim; Rosie A Harris; Holly E McKeon; Timothy JP 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 Paramas...; Alba Realpe; Daisy Elliott; Jane Blazeby; Chris A Rogers
• Keywords: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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