Respect the Middle Lobe: Perioperative Risk of Bilobectomy Compared With Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy
Li A, Canavan M, Ermer T, Maduka R, Zhan P, Pichert M, Boffa D, Blasberg J. Respect the Middle Lobe: Perioperative Risk of Bilobectomy Compared With Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2023, 117: 163-171. PMID: 37774762, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower bilobectomyLeft pneumonectomyLung cancerMiddle lobeRight-sided lung cancerCox proportional hazards modelThirty-day morbidityTotal lung functionPreoperative risk stratificationThoracic Surgeons databaseProportional hazards modelPneumonectomy patientsUpper bilobectomyBronchial involvementPerioperative mortalityPerioperative riskPerioperative variablesPatient demographicsPulmonary resectionRight pneumonectomySecondary outcomesLung functionMiddle lobectomyPrimary outcomePropensity matchingSurvival analysis of patients treated at oncology practices with more aggressive end-of-life practice patterns.
Canavan M, Wang X, Ascha M, Miksad R, Showalter T, Calip G, Gross C, Adelson K. Survival analysis of patients treated at oncology practices with more aggressive end-of-life practice patterns. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 6562-6562. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.6562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReal-world overall survivalSystemic anticancer therapySurvival analysisNon-small cell lungCox proportional hazards modelPractice-level factorsRenal cell carcinomaProportional hazards modelCommon cancer typesDe-identified databaseElectronic health recordsAdvanced diseaseAdult patientsHazard ratioMetastatic diseaseMost patientsOverall survivalSurvival benefitSystemic treatmentAggressive endPrimary outcomeCell carcinomaCell lungPrimary exposureCancer patients