National practice trends for the surgical management of lung cancer in the CMS population: an atlas of care | Zendy

Joseph D. Phillips | Zendy; Ian C. Bostock | Zendy; Rian M. Hasson | Zendy; Philip P. Goodney | Zendy; David C. Goodman | Zendy; Timothy M. Millington | Zendy; David J. Finley | Zendy

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National practice trends for the surgical management of lung cancer in the CMS population: an atlas of care

Author(s) -

Joseph D. Phillips,

Ian C. Bostock,

Rian M. Hasson,

Philip P. Goodney,

David C. Goodman,

Timothy M. Millington,

David J. Finley

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.05

Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , univariate analysis , population , descriptive statistics , cardiothoracic surgery , general surgery , surgery , multivariate analysis , environmental health , statistics , mathematics

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been established as a safe and effective alternative to an open approach for the treatment of early-stage lung cancer. Despite this, differences in utilization across the nation are present. The aims of this study were to: (I) characterize trends in the use of open surgery and VATS for the management of lung cancer across the United States, and (II) describe if particular regions of the country utilize minimally invasive surgery more frequently.

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