Pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer: contemporary outcomes, risk factors and model validation.
Annemarie BrunswickerMarcus TaylorStuart W GrantUdo AbahMatthew SmithMichael ShackclothFelice GranatoRajesh ShahKandadai Rammohannull nullPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)
Pneumonectomy remains associated with a high rate of perioperative mortality. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, Performance Status score and advanced disease emerged as the key variables associated with adverse outcomes after pneumonectomy in our cohort.