Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Current Practice Patterns and Predictors of Adoption
Blasberg JD, Seder CW, Leverson G, Shan Y, Maloney JD, Macke RA. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Current Practice Patterns and Predictors of Adoption. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 102: 1854-1862. PMID: 27592603, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lung cancerLung cancerIndependent predictorsSurgeon volumeVATS lobectomyPractice patternsThoracic surgeonsVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomyVideo-Assisted Thoracoscopic LobectomyPremier hospital dataVATS lobectomy proceduresCentralization of careCurrent practice patternsStrong independent predictorThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyHigh-volume surgeonsLobectomy ratePostoperative complicationsClinical characteristicsSecondary outcomesOncologic efficacySurgical managementThoracoscopic lobectomyOpen lobectomyHospital type