1. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Rating Program Performance for Lobectomy for Lung Cancer 
Benjamin D. Kozower, MD, MPH, Sean M. O’Brien, PhD, Andrzej S. Kosinski, PhD, Mitchell J. Magee, MD, Rachel Dokholyan, MPH, Jeffery P. Jacobs, MD, David M. Shahian, MD, Cameron D. Wright, MD, Felix G. Fernandez, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 101, Issue 4, Pages (April 2016)
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2. Fig 1
Distribution of participant’s composite score for lobectomy. Participating programs are sorted in order of increasing composite score. The average composite score was Participants to the right on the figure, with higher composite scores and credible intervals that do not cross the average, are high-performing (three-star) programs with fewer mortalities and major complications.
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3. Fig 2
Distribution of participant’s use of minimally invasive resection for stage I lung cancer, demonstrating significant variation in the use of minimally invasive resection (video-assisted thoracic surgery or robotic) for stage I lung cancer among participants of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database.
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