BACKGROUND: Reports from case series suggest that operative outcomes are comparable amongst different age groups following surgery with curative intent for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The purpose of this study was to compare morbidity and mortality after NSCLC surgery in older patients (
- Safi, S.
- Gysan, M. R.
- Weber, D.
- Behnisch, R.
- Muley, T.
- Allgäuer, M.
- Winter, H.
- Hoffmann, H.
- Eichhorn, M.
Keywords
- Humans
- *Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/surgery/mortality/pathology
- Male
- *Lung Neoplasms/surgery/mortality/pathology
- Female
- Aged
- *Postoperative Complications/epidemiology/mortality
- Survival Rate
- Middle Aged
- Matched-Pair Analysis
- Prognosis
- Age Factors
- Aged, 80 and over
- *Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data
- Follow-Up Studies
- Risk Factors
- Pneumonectomy/mortality/adverse effects
- Retrospective Studies
- Neoplasm Staging
- Morbidity
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery/mortality/pathology
