2016
Analyzing Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality after Lung Resection for Lung Cancer Using the NSQIP Database
Jean RA, DeLuzio MR, Kraev AI, Wang G, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Kim AW. Analyzing Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality after Lung Resection for Lung Cancer Using the NSQIP Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2016, 222: 992-1000.e1. PMID: 27118714, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative risk factorsAnatomic pulmonary resectionMultivariate logistic regressionRisk factorsPreoperative dyspneaPulmonary resectionLogistic regressionNSQIP databaseMultivariate logistic regression modelingIntraoperative risk factorsRetrospective cohort studyDay of surgerySurgeons NSQIP databaseLogistic regression modelingLogistic regression modelsElective lobectomyPreoperative anemiaPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsLung resectionClinical factorsCohort studyMale sexOpen lobectomy
2013
Lethality of Cardiovascular Events Highlights the Variable Impact of Complication Type Between Thoracoscopic and Open Pulmonary Lobectomies
Law TD, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Park HS, Kim AW. Lethality of Cardiovascular Events Highlights the Variable Impact of Complication Type Between Thoracoscopic and Open Pulmonary Lobectomies. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 97: 993-999. PMID: 24370204, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen cohortNumber of complicationsVATS cohortComplication typePulmonary lobectomyUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseICD-9-CM codesOpen pulmonary lobectomyOpen thoracotomy approachPrimary lung malignancyPrimary lung cancerClinical Modification codesLogistic regression modelingGastrointestinal complicationsCardiovascular complicationsCardiovascular eventsPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsThoracotomy approachLung malignancyOpen lobectomyVATS lobectomyLung cancer