Cluster analysis of emphysema for predicting pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy.

Norihisa Shigemura Megumi Nishikubo Mai Kitazume Yusuke FujibayashiKenji KimuraYoshitaka Kitamura Daisuke Takenaka Wataru Nishio

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)

Preoperative assessment of emphysema cluster analysis may represent the vulnerability of the operated lung and could be the novel predictor for pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
pulmonary hypertension
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
pulmonary fibrosis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
robot assisted
climate change
patients undergoing
clinical evaluation