Outcomes of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy after Recent COVID-19 Infection.

Beatrice Leonardi Caterina SagnelliGiovanni NataleFrancesco LeoneAntonio NoroGiorgia OpromollaDamiano CapaccioFrancesco FerrignoGiovanni VicidominiGaetana MessinaRosa Maria Di CrescenzoAntonello Sica Alfonso Fiorelli

Published in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

COVID-19 infection did not affect the outcomes of thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer. The treatment of these patients should not be delayed in case of recent COVID-19 infection and should not differ from that of the general population.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
thoracic surgery
prognostic factors
robot assisted
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
minimally invasive
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