2016
The Natural History of Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Rosen JE, Keshava HB, Yao X, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. The Natural History of Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 101: 1850-1855. PMID: 27041452, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperable non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseUntreated NSCLC patientsClinical stage ICell lung cancerNSCLC patientsNatural historyStage ILung cancerCancer DatabaseUntreated non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerMultivariable Cox regression modelsLarge cell histologyNatural history cohortOperable NSCLC patientsCox regression modelMedian survivalUntreated patientsCell histologyMeier estimatesSurgical resectionClinical stageSquamous cells
2011
Impact of Hospital Volume of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Primary Lung Cancer Outcomes
Park HS, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Impact of Hospital Volume of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Primary Lung Cancer Outcomes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2011, 93: 372-379. PMID: 21945225, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lung cancer patientsLung cancer patientsShorter LOSMultivariable analysisMedian LOSHospital volumeIndependent predictorsPulmonary lobectomyOpen lobectomyCancer patientsVAT volumeUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomyHospital operative volumeShorter median LOSLung cancer outcomesPrimary lung cancerHigher hospital volumeShort-term outcomesThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyDiseases procedure codesTotal complicationsHospital lengthHospital morbidityVATS patients