Impact that Day of the Week has on Length of Stay for Video-Assisted Lobectomy

We aimed to analyze the effect that the day of the week for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has on length of stay (LOS). A retrospective review identified all patients who underwent VATS lobectomy at a single institution from January 2016 to July 2017. In total, 208 patients were divided into two groups based on timing of their operation: Operations performed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday were defined as ‘early in the week’ and those performed on Thursday or Friday were defined as ‘late in the week.’ We then propensity-matched 81 pairs of patients and analyzed perioperative data and short-term clinical outcomes.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: THORACIC – Original Submission Source Type: research