BACKGROUND: Changes in the postoperative mortality rates and causes of death for lung
cancer surgery at the specialized hospital for cancer in Tokyo, Japan during the last 16 …

Objective: The 30-day operative mortality for thoracotomy in lung cancer is described herein.
Methods: From January 1994 through December 1994, the Japanese Association for Chest …

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe perioperative morbidity and mortality of
patients presenting with resectable lung cancer and to investigate the long-term survival …

Objective: This study was undertaken to assess mortality, complications and major morbidity
during the first 30 days after lung cancer surgery and to estimate the significance of …

Modern postoperative mortality rates for resectional operations for lung cancer are not
readily available. In recent publications estimating the risk factors for surgical resection …

Postoperative death used to be an important complication of resections for lung cancer,
especially in elderly patients. To support decision making in a general situation …

To assess the time trends and survivals after operations for primary lung cancer, the cases of
845 consecutive patients who underwent thoracotomy between 1976 and 1990 were …

Objective: The postoperative mortality following lung cancer surgery is relatively high. The
purpose of the present study was to identify preoperative risk factors as well as fatal …

Pneumonectomy for lung cancer is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Risk
factors for the morbidity and mortality have been reported, but consistent conclusive data are …

Background. A single-institution experience with completion pneumonectomy was analyzed
to assess operative mortality and late outcome. Methods. A consecutive series of 138 …