Medicoeconomic analysis of lobectomy using thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for lung cancer: a study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (Lungsco01).

These studies showed a trend towards a lower total cost of VATS when compared with thoracotomy, 23–26 but other studies showed no difference between the two approaches. 27 28 Studies highlighting the superiority of VATS reported that VATS was a more expensive surgical procedure, but the shorter length of hospital stay counterbalanced this additional cost and led to a lower total hospital cost compared with open thoracotomy.

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