Nonclinical Factors Associated with 30-Day Mortality after Lung Cancer Resection: An Analysis of 215,000 Patients Using the National Cancer Data Base John N. Melvan, MD, PhD, Manu S. Sancheti, MD, Theresa Gillespie, PhD, MA, Dana C. Nickleach, MA, Yuan Liu, PhD, Kristin Higgins, MD, Suresh Ramalingam, MD, Joseph Lipscomb, PhD, Felix G. Fernandez, MD, FACS Journal of the American College of Surgeons Volume 221, Issue 2, Pages 550-563 (August 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.056 Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Patient selection algorithm. CA, cancer; NCDB, National Cancer Data Base; OSH, outside hospital. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2015 221, 550-563DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.056) Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions