Is video‐assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy associated with higher overall costs compared with open surgery? Results of best evidence topic analysis

Thoracoscopic lobectomy has become the preferred approach for surgical management of early stage lung cancer, but the potential higher operative costs limit its widespread use. Theoretically, higher direct costs may be significantly counterbalanced by lower indirect costs, resulting in lower overall...

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Main Authors: Alfonso Fiorelli, Stefano Forte, Francesco Paolo Caronia, Francesco Ferrigno, Mario Santini, René Horsleben Petersen, Wentao Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.13708