Nonclinical factors associated with 30-day mortality after lung cancer resection: an analysis of 215,000 patients using the National Cancer Data Base
JN Melvan, MS Sancheti, T Gillespie… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Clinical variables associated with 30-day mortality after lung cancer surgery are
well known. However, the effects of nonclinical factors, including insurance coverage,
household income, education, type of treatment center, and area of residence, on short-term
survival are less appreciated. We studied the National Cancer Data Base, a joint endeavor
of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons and the American
Cancer Society, to identify disparities in 30-day mortality after lung cancer resection based …
well known. However, the effects of nonclinical factors, including insurance coverage,
household income, education, type of treatment center, and area of residence, on short-term
survival are less appreciated. We studied the National Cancer Data Base, a joint endeavor
of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons and the American
Cancer Society, to identify disparities in 30-day mortality after lung cancer resection based …