Evaluation of the effects of postoperative pleural empyema on survival rates of patients after pneumonectomy due to non-small cell lung cancer

CONCLUSIONS: Pleural empyema in NSCLC patients who underwent pneumonectomy seems to improve the survival outcomes compared to patients with uneventful recoveries.PMID:38693979 | PMC:PMC11059016 | DOI:10.5114/kitp.2024.138376

Source: Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - May 2, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Janusz W ójcik Tomasz Grodzki Krzysztof Safranow Jaros ław Pieróg Ma łgorzata Edyta Wojtyś Dawid Kordykiewicz Norbert W ójcik Source Type: research