Why the study?
What are the risk factors for postoperative complications after pulmonary resection in patients with primary lung cancer?
Population
291 patients with primary lung cancer who consecutively underwent a pulmonary resection from 1988 to 1992 at…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Supports preoperative risk stratification by age and DLCO in lung resection; extends observational data but leaves causal confirmation and practice change open.
What are the risk factors for postoperative complications after pulmonary resection in patients with primary lung cancer?
Age ≥70 and %DLco <70 are independent risk factors for both life-threatening and non-life-threatening complications after pulmonary resection for lung cancer, though overall mortality remains low.
Tomohiro Yano (1997) studied this question.