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 outcomesEstimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy
Jawitz OK, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Kim AW. Estimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 28: 531-540. PMID: 28043473, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2016.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory failureLength of hospitalizationPulmonary lobectomyHospital stayRespiratory failureMajor complicationsAir leakAnnual health care expendituresRetrospective cohort analysisNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayPostoperative air leaksUtilization Project databaseAnnual incremental costMultivariable quantile regression modelsAggregate national costHealth care expendituresHealth care qualityLarge national datasetCommon complicationVATS lobectomyCostly complicationInpatient SampleHospital costsClinical data
2013
Lethality of Cardiovascular Events Highlights the Variable Impact of Complication Type Between Thoracoscopic and Open Pulmonary Lobectomies
Law TD, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Park HS, Kim AW. Lethality of Cardiovascular Events Highlights the Variable Impact of Complication Type Between Thoracoscopic and Open Pulmonary Lobectomies. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 97: 993-999. PMID: 24370204, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen cohortNumber of complicationsVATS cohortComplication typePulmonary lobectomyUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseICD-9-CM codesOpen pulmonary lobectomyOpen thoracotomy approachPrimary lung malignancyPrimary lung cancerClinical Modification codesLogistic regression modelingGastrointestinal complicationsCardiovascular complicationsCardiovascular eventsPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsThoracotomy approachLung malignancyOpen lobectomyVATS lobectomyLung cancer
2009
Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy debate: the pro argument
Detterbeck F. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy debate: the pro argument. Thoracic Surgical Science 2009, 6: doc04. PMID: 21289905, PMCID: PMC3011293, DOI: 10.3205/tss000018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVATS lobectomyLung cancerLarge randomized trialsConfidence intervalsRate of deathAbility of patientsLong-term survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyForrest plotsMajor bleedingMinor endpointsPulmonary complicationsPostoperative painBlood transfusionOperative timeRandomized trialsLess painMediastinal stagingOpen lobectomyFunctional outcomeTumor stageNodal stationsClinical trialsOdds ratioLobectomy