Social Vulnerability Index Is Associated With Major Morbidity After Lung Resection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the prognostic impact of the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection.

Methods

Patients who underwent lung resection for stage IA-IIB NSCLC at a single institution between 2010 and 2021 were included in the study. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons definition of major morbidity, consisting of 14 postoperative events, was used. The SVI was determined by geocoding the permanent addresses of Illinois residents and using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculator for a census-tract level SVI. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between the SVI and major morbid

SUBMITTER: Shah SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11910799 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature