The effectiveness of surgical treatment of lung cancer in Polish academic and nonacademic centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The theoretical advantage of academic hospitals over nonacademic are: more qualified surgeons, adequate diagnostic facilities and infrastructure, including intensive care units. The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of surgical lung cancer treatment in academic (ACA) and nonacademic (non-ACA) centers.

Methods

This was a retrospective analysis of data from 31,777 patients surgically-treated for lung cancer during the period from 2007 to 2020 in 9 ACA and 21 non-ACA centers. The analysis considered the clinical data of patients, the effectiveness of preoperative diagnostics, the type of procedures performed, the complications, the postoperative mortality and the long-term survival.

Results

The median number of anatomical lung resection procedu

SUBMITTER: Zbytniewski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10483080 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature