Open AccessLong-term impact of complications after lung resections in non-small cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Shuichi Shinohara,
Kenichi Kobayashi,
Chinatsu Kasahara,
Takamitsu Onitsuka,
Masaki Matsuo,
Makoto Nakagawa,
Masakazu Sugaya
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.2019.04.91
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , lung cancer , surgery , complication , retrospective cohort study , cohort , lung , cohort study , gastroenterology
Postoperative complications after lung resection are common and fatal. The immediate effects of postoperative complications are related to poor prognosis; however, the long-term effects have not been assessed. Thus, this investigation aimed to clarify the long-term effects of postoperative complications among patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).