Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Lobectomies
Tchouta LN, Park HS, Boffa DJ, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Lobectomies. CHEST Journal 2016, 151: 329-339. PMID: 27687847, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumonectomyPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedTreatment OutcomeConceptsLength of stayLow-volume centersHospital volumeClinical impactHealth care system-related factorsShorter mean LOSUtilization Project National Inpatient Sample databaseVolume/outcome relationshipLong-term clinical impactMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseShorter LOSVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryHospital operative volumeHigh-volume hospitalsIncidence of complicationsHigher hospital volumeThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyAnnual case volumeSystem-related factorsOutcomes of interestLOS outcomesInfectious complicationsInpatient mortalityIndependent predictorsResection is safe for patients with stage IIIA NSCLC undergoing multimodality therapy
Lushaj E, Julliard W, Bretl T, Badami A, Macke R, Blasberg J, Maloney J. Resection is safe for patients with stage IIIA NSCLC undergoing multimodality therapy. Cancer Treatment And Research Communications 2016, 5: 22-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrc.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStage IIIA patientsIIIA patientsStage IStage IIMultimodality therapySurvival rateMedian hospital lengthOverall survival rateResults Mean ageCell lung cancerPost-treatment survivalInitial therapyAdvanced diseaseHospital lengthNeoadjuvant radiationPerioperative morbidityPulmonary resectionThoracoscopic surgeryOptimal therapySurgical intervention