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
2012
Characteristics Associated With the Use of Nonanatomic Resections Among Medicare Patients Undergoing Resections of Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Soulos PR, Cramer LD, Gross CP. Characteristics Associated With the Use of Nonanatomic Resections Among Medicare Patients Undergoing Resections of Early-Stage Lung Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2012, 94: 895-901. PMID: 22835558, PMCID: PMC3501201, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungConfidence IntervalsDisease-Free SurvivalEthnicityFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPneumonectomyPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSEER ProgramSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNonanatomic resectionStage I NSCLCSurgical resectionSurgical approachLung cancerNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceEarly-stage lung cancerPatients 67 yearsPrimary tumor statusObstructive pulmonary diseaseCell lung cancerHospital factorsLung resectionWedge resectionClinical factorsPulmonary diseaseMultivariable analysisTumor sizeLarge tumorsHospital characteristicsTumor statusMedicare patientsResectionPatients