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 outcomesLung Cancer in the Very Young: Treatment and Survival in the National Cancer Data Base
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Lung Cancer in the Very Young: Treatment and Survival in the National Cancer Data Base. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1121-1131. PMID: 27103511, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseYounger patientsOlder patientsLung cancerRelative survivalStage IAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerYears of ageAggressive therapyAggressive treatmentOverall survivalPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeTreatment patternsTumor characteristicsNSCLC casesPatientsStage IIIDetailed stagingSurvival informationOlder groupDistinct subsetsCancer
2010
Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Blasberg JD, Belsley SJ, Schwartz GS, Evans A, Wernick I, Ashton RC, Bhora FY, Connery CP. Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 360-367. PMID: 20103299, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPositron-Emission TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRoboticsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerPlanning target volumeSublobar resectionLung cancerPrescription doseStage IA non-small cell lung cancerTarget volumeT1 non-small cell lung cancerSublobar lung resectionPatients 5 yearsSite of recurrenceIncidence of recurrenceComputed tomography scanBrachytherapy seed placementDa Vinci systemConventional lobectomyPerioperative mortalityLocoregional recurrenceLung resectionSelect patientsLimited resectionResection marginsTumor size