Association of Pre-operative Lung Function with Complications after Lobectomy Using Race-Neutral and Race-Specific Normative Equations.

Ajay SheshadriRavi RajaramAaron D BaughMario CastroArlene CorreaFelipe SotoCarrie R Daniel-MacDougallLiang LiScott E EvansBurton F DickeyAra A VaporciyanDavid E Ost
Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2023)
The choice of race-specific or race-neutral normative PFT equations does not meaningfully affect the association of lung function with pulmonary complications after lobectomy for NSCLC, but the use of race-neutral equations unmasks additional effects of self-identified race on pulmonary complications.