Impact of Hospital Volume of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Primary Lung Cancer Outcomes
Park HS, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Impact of Hospital Volume of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Primary Lung Cancer Outcomes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2011, 93: 372-379. PMID: 21945225, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lung cancer patientsLung cancer patientsShorter LOSMultivariable analysisMedian LOSHospital volumeIndependent predictorsPulmonary lobectomyOpen lobectomyCancer patientsVAT volumeUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomyHospital operative volumeShorter median LOSLung cancer outcomesPrimary lung cancerHigher hospital volumeShort-term outcomesThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyDiseases procedure codesTotal complicationsHospital lengthHospital morbidityVATS patients