Keywords: ROBOT trial; extracorporeal circulation; intercostal block; nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery; paravertebral block; pulmonary embolectomy; pulmonary hypertension guidelines; pulmonary transplantation; regional techniques for thoracic surgery; robotic esophagectomy; serratus anterior block; subxiphoid approach for video-assisted thoracic surgery; thoracic epidural anesthesia; tracheal resection; tubeless video-assisted thoracic surgery; uniport video-assisted thoracic surgery.