Outcomes after lobectomy using thoracoscopy vs thoracotomy: A comparative effectiveness analysis utilizing the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 813-817

  Paul, Subroto ^a   Sedrakyan, Art ^a   Chiub, Ya lin ^a   Nasar, Abu ^a   Port, Jeffrey L ^a   Lee, Paul C ^a   Stiles, Brendon M ^a   Altorki, Nasser K ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative effectiveness; Lobectomy; Lung cancer; Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS); Thoracoscopy; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DATA BASE; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LOBECTOMY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPEN THORACOTOMY LOBECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOTOMY; URBAN AREA; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875603897     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs428     Document Type: Article

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