Risk factors and impact of conversion from VATS to open lobectomy: analysis from a national database.

Stefano BongiolattiAlessandro GonfiottiDomenico ViggianoSara BorgianniLeonardo PolitiRoberto CrisciCarlo CurcioLuca Voltolininull null

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)

Conversion is associated with increased surgical morbidity, blood loss and hospital stay. Sex male, old age and the clinical involvement of lymph nodes were the strongest predictors of conversion.

Keyphrases

lymph node
risk factors
adverse drug
healthcare
quality improvement
emergency department
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage