VATS cost is less than thoracotomy in operable NSCLC patients

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Better management of financial resources provided by the government-based insurance system is one important challenges in administration hospitals. The aim this study was to compare videothoracoscopic surgery and open thoracotomy regarding cost hospital stay. METHODS: Eighty-eight patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) or for operable (stage IA–IIIA) non-small cell lung cancer were analyzed retrospectively. general treatment, operation, stay these compared. RESULTS: A total 48 lobectomies, 33 wedge resections, 2 segmentectomies, 5 pneumonectomies analyzed. Fifty-eight (65.9%) VATS resection, 30 (34.1%) had resection via thoracotomy. There no statistically significant difference terms gender, age, pulmonary function test between groups. postoperative stay, intensive care unit higher compared with (p=0.006 vs p=0.02). operation operated lower costs (p=0.026 p=0.014). When separately, lobectomy than that thoracotomy; however, not (p=0.114). CONCLUSIONS: are also leads a reduced should be considered gold standard resectional need lobectomy, segmentectomy, resection.