Open AccessThe Impact of an Interventional Pulmonary Program on Nontherapeutic Lung Resections
Author(s) -
Monica Polcz,
Amelia W. Maiga,
Lawrence B. Brown,
Stephen A. Deppen,
Chandler Montgomery,
Otis B. Rickman,
Eric L. Grogan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000592
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , solitary pulmonary nodule , pulmonology , nodule (geology) , radiology , lung cancer screening , demographics , lung , paleontology , biology , demography , sociology
Pulmonary resection can concurrently diagnose and treat known or suspected lung cancer, but is not without risk. Benign resection rates range widely (9% to 40%). We evaluated the impact of an Interventional Pulmonology (IP) program and dedicated Pulmonary Nodule Clinic on surgical benign resection rates at a single institution.