Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2875700 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Wedge resection has a 37% lower mortality and 50% lower major morbidity rate than anatomic resection in these propensity-matched populations. The mortality benefit is most apparent in patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 second less than 85% predicted. These perioperative benefits must be carefully weighed against the increase in locoregional recurrence and possible decrease in long-term survival associated with the use of wedge resection for primary lung cancers.
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Philip A. MD, Thomas A. MD, Yaron MD, Paramita PhD, Shubin PhD, Sunghee PhD, Mark MD,