Resection & Approach
Reports · Lung Resection · ReSECT
Resection & Approach
Which resections are performed, through which approach, and how often minimally invasive surgery is converted to open surgery.
8,687
Procedures since 2023
84%
Minimally invasive approach (VATS or RATS)
65%
Of the resections are lobectomies
7.9%
Of minimally invasive procedures converted to open
About this report
How to read the charts
The report describes the surgical activity of the Lung Resection Process since 2023.
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All the content of this report considers the date of surgery, not the date of data entry.
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Every chart has a tab for the overall period and another one for each year.
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Each category keeps its colour in all the charts of the report.
Resection
Type of resection
Share of each type of resection in every year, and procedures accumulated over time.
Annual
Accumulated
Approach
Type of approach
Share of each surgical approach in every year, and procedures accumulated over time.
Annual
Accumulated
Resection & approach
The approach of each resection
Surgical approach used in each type of resection. Percentages add up to 100% within each resection.
Conversion
Conversion to open surgery
Minimally invasive procedures (VATS or RATS) that had to be converted to open surgery. Wedge resections are not considered.
By approach
By type of resection
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