Open AccessChanges in patient presentation and outcomes for major lung resection over three decades☆
Author(s) -
Mark K. Ferguson,
Wickii T. Vigneswaran
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.12.023
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonectomy , lung cancer , logistic regression , surgery , incidence (geometry) , physics , optics
Growing scrutiny of surgical results for lung cancer has prompted increased evaluation of risk factors and outcomes of resection. We determined how patient preoperative status and outcomes of resection have changed over time to identify opportunities for improving these results.
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