Variability in length of stay after uncomplicated pulmonary lobectomy: Is length of stay a quality metric or a patient metric?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2016, Pages e65-e71

  Giambrone, Greg P ^a   Smith, Matthew C ^a   Wu, Xian ^a   Gaber Baylis, Licia K ^a   Bhat, Akshay U ^b   Zabih, Ramin ^b   Altorki, Nasser K ^a   Fleischut, Peter M ^a   Stiles, Brendon M ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Lobectomy; Lung cancer; Quality; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; THORACOTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LUNG RESECTION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963753663     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv476     Document Type: Article

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