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ABSTRACT: Background
The role of minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production (/CO2) slope, a ventilation efficiency marker, in predicting short- and long-term health outcomes for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing lung resection has not been well investigated.Material and methods
This prospective cohort study consecutively enrolled NSCLC patients who underwent a presurgical cardiopulmonary exercise test from November 2014 to December 2019. The association of /CO2 slope with relapse-free survival (RFS), overall survival (OS), and perioperative mortality was evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards and logistic models. Covariates were adjusted using propensity score overlap weighting. The optimal cut-off point of the E/CO2 slope was estimated using the Rec
SUBMITTER: Dun Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498874 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature