Financial burden of complications following lung resection: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Global healthcare expenditures are rising, driven largely by increased spending in both high- and low-income countries with hospitalisation as a primary contributor. Respiratory diseases, particularly lung cancer, pose significant public health and economic challenges with thoracic surgery as the standard curative treatment. Complications post resection, such as arrhythmias, infections and respiratory failure, result in substantial healthcare costs and resource demands. Although studies have explored the economic impact of surgeries, there is a limited comprehensive analysis of the financial burden of postoperative complications after lung resection surgery. To address this gap, this scoping review aims to map existing literature on lung resection complications and ass

SUBMITTER: Flinkier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667246 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature