Comparison of VATS with RATS

Feature	VATS	RATS
Accessibility of equipment, competitive vendors, flexibility of systems	+++	+
Expense	++	+++
Ergonomics	+/–	++
Use of carbon dioxide	+/–	++
Ability to reduce the number of port sites (ie, multiple instruments at a single site)	+++	–
Movement scaling and tremor reduction	–	+++
Ease of conversion to open surgery	++	+
Availability of 3D optics	+	+++
Capability in confined space	+	+++
Replication of open instrument function	+/–	++
Skilled assistant needed	++	+

–: Not available.
+/–: Variable.
+: Limited.
++: Moderate.
+++: High.

VATS: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; RATS: robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; 3D: three-dimensional.

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