Population
1,062 patients submitted to lobectomy (n=845) or pneumonectomy (n=217) from 1994 through 2004 at a single unit
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day or in-hospital
Authors
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Risk-adjusted models may enhance internal quality profiling after lung resection; supports development but leaves external validity and practice change open.
Risk-adjusted outcome models for major lung resection provide more accurate internal quality-of-care profiling than unadjusted analyses.
Alessandro Brunelli (2005) studied this question.
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