Longitudinal Follow-up of Lung Cancer Resection From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database in Patients 65 Years and Older

The CMS data complement the STS GTSD data by enabling examination of long-term survival and resource utilization in patients 65 years or older. Linked data from the STS GTSD and the CMS will allow for longitudinal analyses of comparative effectiveness among different surgical approaches for the treatment of lung cancer.