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Readmission After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Surgery

Source URL: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2021/07000/Readmission_After_L…

Author(s)

Brown LM, Thibault DP, Kosinski AS, Cooke DT, Onaitis MW, Gaissert HA, Romano PS

This examination of readmission rates is based on data from nearly 40,000 patients from the STS Database having undergone elective pulmonary lobectomy. Readmission was driven by complications during the index operation, notably pulmonary embolism, empyema, pleural effusion, and pneumothorax. Improved pleural space management may offer a means to mitigate readmission rates.