2017
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Evaluating Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Force T, Chang A, Kosinski A, Raymond D, Magee M, DeCamp M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Seder C, Allen M, Blasberg J, Blackmon S, Burfeind W, Cassivi S, Park B, Shahian D, Wormuth D, Han J, Wright C, Fernandez F, Kozower B. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Evaluating Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 103: 1661-1667. PMID: 28385375, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative mortality rateMortality rateMajor complicationsEsophageal cancerComposite scoreSurgical proceduresRisk-adjusted operative mortality ratesSTS participantsShorter postoperative lengthMajor complication rateCardiac surgical proceduresNational Inpatient SampleLow procedure volumeRisk-adjusted outcomesCancer surgical proceduresThoracic Surgeons composite scoreComposite quality measurePostoperative lengthComplication rateInpatient SampleLung cancerStudy populationEsophagectomyThoracic surgeonsProcedure volume
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