2018
When good operations go bad: The additive effect of comorbidity and postoperative complications on readmission after pulmonary lobectomy
Jean RA, Chiu AS, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Kim AW. When good operations go bad: The additive effect of comorbidity and postoperative complications on readmission after pulmonary lobectomy. Surgery 2018, 164: 294-299. PMID: 29801731, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative complicationsReadmission ratesPulmonary lobectomyAdditional comorbiditiesThoracic surgeryCause readmission rateDays of dischargeNationwide Readmissions DatabaseNumber of comorbiditiesRisk of readmissionMajor thoracic surgeryProbability of readmissionLow risk profileHealth care deliveryHospital factorsHospital readmissionLow comorbidityElixhauser comorbiditiesThoracic lobectomyLung cancerPrimary diagnosisChronic diseasesHigh burdenMean changeValue-based reimbursement
2016
The differential impact of preoperative comorbidity on perioperative outcomes following thoracoscopic and open lobectomies
Jawitz OK, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Kim AW. The differential impact of preoperative comorbidity on perioperative outcomes following thoracoscopic and open lobectomies. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2016, 51: 169-174. PMID: 27458143, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleOpen lobectomyPostoperative lengthVATS lobectomyLobectomy patientsVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomyBenign lung conditionsOpen lobectomy patientsPerioperative pulmonary complicationsVATS lobectomy patientsNumber of comorbiditiesNon-elective admissionsCell lung cancerMultivariable logistic regressionThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyStandard of careUtilization Project databasePreoperative patient comorbiditiesCumulative incidence modelsLogistic regression modellingHospital mortalityPreoperative comorbiditiesPulmonary complicationsGreater comorbidityPerioperative outcomes