Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Current Practice Patterns and Predictors of Adoption
Blasberg JD, Seder CW, Leverson G, Shan Y, Maloney JD, Macke RA. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Current Practice Patterns and Predictors of Adoption. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 102: 1854-1862. PMID: 27592603, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lung cancerLung cancerIndependent predictorsSurgeon volumeVATS lobectomyPractice patternsThoracic surgeonsVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomyVideo-Assisted Thoracoscopic LobectomyPremier hospital dataVATS lobectomy proceduresCentralization of careCurrent practice patternsStrong independent predictorThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyHigh-volume surgeonsLobectomy ratePostoperative complicationsClinical characteristicsSecondary outcomesOncologic efficacySurgical managementThoracoscopic lobectomyOpen lobectomyHospital typeThe 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