Intervention | First author [ref.] | Type of study | Total patients n | Cost of VATS |
Lung biopsy | Molin 3 | Retro | 37 | Higher |
Wedge excision of lung nodules | Hazelrigg 4 | Retro | 76 | No difference |
Pneumothorax | Sugi 5 | Retro | 50 | Lower |
Crisci 6 | Retro | 60 | Lower | |
Kim 7 | Pro | 66 | Higher | |
Hyland 8 | Retro | 50 | No difference but lower | |
socioeconomic cost | ||||
LVRS | Ko 9 | Retro | 42 | Lower |
Lung cancer | Sugi 5 | Retro | 30 | Higher |
Nakajima 10 | Retro | 102 | Lower |
Pro: prospective
Retro: retrospective
LVRS: lung volume reduction surgery