High Risk for Thoracotomy but not Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Laura L. Donahoe, MD, Moira de Valence, MD, Eshetu G. Atenafu, PStat, Waël C. Hanna, MDCM, Thomas K. Waddell, MD, Andrew F. Pierre, MD, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, Marc de Perrot, MD, Marcelo Cypel, MD, Shaf Keshavjee, MD, Gail E. Darling, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages 1730-1735 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.076 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Schema. (Dlco = diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; RVSP = right ventricular systolic pressure; Spo2 = oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1730-1735DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.076) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Overall survival. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1730-1735DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.076) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Overall survival for all patients resected by video-assisted thoracic surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1730-1735DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.076) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions