2017
Length of Stay From the Hospital Perspective
Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Dharmarajan K, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Length of Stay From the Hospital Perspective. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 266: 383-388. PMID: 27564681, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian LOSLength of stayEarly discharge practicesDischarge practicesReadmission ratesEarly dischargeCancer-accredited hospitalsNational Cancer DatabaseLung cancer surgeryRisk of readmissionHospital discharge practicesHierarchical logistic regression modelsLack of effectLogistic regression modelsMore readmissionsUnplanned readmissionThoracotomy approachCancer surgeryReadmission riskLung cancerCancer DatabaseInclusion criteriaReadmissionHospital perspectivePatients
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