Research Article

[Retracted] Total Thoracoscopic versus Robotic Surgery for Repair of Atrial Septum Defect: A Propensity Matching Score Analysis

Table 2

Patient baseline characteristics after propensity matching.

CharacteristicsThoracoscopic groupRobotic group value
(N = 64)(N = 64)

Male (n (%))23(35.9)21(32.8)0.710
Age (y, mean ± SD)39.64 ± 14.9336.86 ± 15.910.310
Weight (kg, mean ± SD)59.40 ± 10.8457.91 ± 9.420.407
Diabetes (n (%))0 (0.0)0 (0.0)NA
Hypertension (n (%))5 (7.8)3 (4.0)0.715
Current smoke (n (%))2 (3.1)4 (6.3)0.676
Congestive heart failure (n (%))1 (1.6)2 (3.1)1.000
Atrial fibrillation (n (%))4 (6.3)2 (3.1)0.676
Systemic embolism (n (%))0 (0.0)0 (0.0)NA
Defect diameter (cm, mean ± SD)2.87 ± 0.772.65 ± 0.800.111
Defect type (n (%))0.780
 Fossa ovalis type38 (59.4)39 (60.9)
 SVC type3 (4.7)4 (6.3)
 IVC type20 (31.3)16 (25.0)
 Mixed type3 (4.7)5 (7.8)
LVEF (%, mean ± SD)62.17 ± 4.1362.06 ± 4.550.889
PASP (mmHg,mean ± SD)50.95 ± 11.0550.81 ± 10.820.942
Creatinine (μmol/L, mean ± SD)63.92 ± 15.3862.83 ± 11.320.650
With PAPVC (n (%))2 (3.1)5 (7.8)0.437

SVC type: superior vena cava type; IVC type: inferior vena cava type; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure; and PAPVC: partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection.