Open AccessPostoperative complications in elderly patients after lung cancer surgery
Author(s) -
Satoshi Shiono,
Masami Abiko,
Tohru Sato
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivt034
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , lung cancer surgery , surgery , pneumonectomy , cancer , lung , general surgery
The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing lung cancer surgery. These complications remain higher in elderly patients than in young patients, and decreasing their incidence is an important goal. We investigated surgical factors in particular, including surgical time, blood loss and thoracotomy length.
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