Pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: Predictors of operative mortality and survival

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 476-480

  Alexiou, Christos ^a   Beggs, David ^a   Rogers, Mark L ^a   Beggs, Lynda ^a   Asopa, Sanjay ^a   Salama, Fayek D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Operative mortality; Pneumonectomy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034903568     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00823-5     Document Type: Article

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