Outpatient air leak management after lobectomy: a CMS cost analysis
Schmocker RK, Vanness DJ, Macke RA, Akhter SA, Maloney JD, Blasberg JD. Outpatient air leak management after lobectomy: a CMS cost analysis. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 203: 390-397. PMID: 27363648, PMCID: PMC4926869, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory CareCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital CostsHumansLength of StayLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPneumonectomyPneumothoraxPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayCell lung cancerAir leakOutpatient managementLung cancerStudy groupDischarge criteriaShorter LOSCohort of patientsAir leak managementPostoperative milestonesStudy patientsHospital daysPostoperative complicationsPostoperative careOutpatient daysHospital costsThoracic proceduresLobectomyPatientsReadmissionEnd pointLeak managementStudy periodModest reduction