Short Term Outcomes of Tracheal Resection in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.

CONCLUSIONS: STS GTSD participants perform tracheal resection for benign and malignant disease with low early morbidity and mortality. Higher operative volume is associated with improved outcome. Longer follow-up is needed to confirm airway stability and rate of reoperation.
PMID: 30240762 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 18, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Stanifer BP, Andrei AC, Liu M, Meyerson SL, Bharat A, Odell DD, DeCamp MM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research