The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score Rating for Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Participants in the STS GTSD perform lung cancer resection with low morbidity and mortality. Lymph node data suggest participants are meeting contemporary staging standards. There is wide variability among participants in application of minimally invasive approaches. Risk adjustment for approach alters ratings in 3% of participants. PMID: 31689407 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - November 1, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Broderick SR, Grau-Sepulveda M, Kosinski AS, Kurlansky PA, Shahian DM, Jacobs JP, Becker S, DeCamp MM, Seder CW, Grogan EL, Brown LM, Burfiend W, Magee M, Raymond DP, Puri V, Chang AC, Kozower BD Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research