作者
Yunjoo Im, Hye Yun Park, Sumin Shin, Sun Hye Shin, Hyun Lee, Joong Hyun Ahn, Insuk Sohn, Jong Ho Cho, Hong Kwan Kim, Jae Ill Zo, Young Mog Shim, Ho Yun Lee, Jhingook Kim
发表日期
2019/12
期刊
Respiratory Research
卷号
20
页码范围
1-9
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background and objective
The prevalence of lung cancer has been increasing in healthy elderly patients with preserved pulmonary function and without underlying lung diseases. We aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in healthy elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to select optimal candidates for surgical resection in this subpopulation.
Methods
We included 488 patients older than 70 years with normal spirometry results who underwent curative resection for NSCLC (stage IA-IIB) between 2012 and 2016.
Results
The median (interquartile range) age of our cohort was 73 (71–76) years. Fifty-two patients (10.7%) had PPCs. Severe PPCs like acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, and respiratory failure had prevalences …
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