BIlateral lung resction for lung neoplasms: Does it increase patient morbidity and mortality?

Morbidity, mortality and survival after surgery for lung cancer.

Major lung resections, particularly lobectomy, have advanced greatly, and are now regularly performed in thoracic surgery departments. These procedures have undergone particular scrutiny in inter-departmental benchmarking processes, and auditing can provide a good indication of the quality of the unit.1 There are, however, certain interventions that can be controversial in special circumstances...

Preoperative predictors of operative morbidity and mortality in COPD patients undergoing bilateral lung volume reduction surgery.

Bilateral volume reduction surgery (VRS) improves lung function for selected patients with emphysema. However, predictors of outcome are not well defined. We reviewed the preoperative characteristics of the first 47 consecutive patients who underwent bilateral VRS at the Massachusetts General Hospital in order to define potential predictors of unacceptable outcome. Preoperative data included sp...

Morbidity and mortality in octogenarians with lung cancer undergoing pneumonectomy.

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the restrictiveness of selection criteria for lung resection in lung cancer patients over 80 years of age compared to those applied in younger patients. Compare and analyze 30-day mortality and postoperative complications in both groups of patients. METHODS Case-controlled retrospective analysis. STUDY POPULATION Consecutive patients undergoing elective anatomical lung re...

Neoplasms of the Lung

Morbidity and Mortality of Bilateral Femur Fractures.

Bilateral femur fractures have been associated with frequent morbidity and mortality. Associated injuries and massive hemorrhage contributed to mortality rates that were as high as 27% in previous reports. The goals of this study were to determine the frequency of associated complications, including mortality, and to identify which patient and injury features are associated with increased morbi...