Population
621 patients undergoing lung resection for non-small cell carcinoma in an academic medical centre and a…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days or intra-hospital
Authors
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CAD and ASA class 3-4 may raise operative mortality after lung resection; supports risk stratification but leaves open contemporary validation.
In patients undergoing lung resection for non-small cell carcinoma, coronary artery disease and higher ASA class are independent predictors of operative mortality.
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