The Impact of Initial Postoperative Destination on Unplanned Critical Care Admissions After Lung Resection.

Objectives: Despite an increasing proportion of patients undergoing lung resection being managed postoperatively in a ward-based environment, studies analyzing the impact of initial postoperative destination (IPD) on perioperative outcomes and unplanned critical care admission (UCCA) are lacking.

Design: A single-center retrospective review.

Setting: A cardiothoracic surgery center in the Northwest of England.

Preoperative Anemia is Associated With Worse Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Resection: A Multicenter Cohort Study of 5,029 Patients.

Objectives: Although some evidence to suggest an association between preoperative anemia and reduced overall survival exists, contemporary studies investigating the impact of preoperative anemia on outcomes after resection for primary lung cancer are lacking.

Design: A multicenter retrospective review.

Setting: Two tertiary cardiothoracic surgery centers in the Northwest of England.

Surgical factors associated with new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation after lung resection: the EPAFT multicentre study.

Purpose Of The Study: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a recognised complication in approximately 10% of major lung resections. In order to best target preoperative treatment, this study aimed at determining the association of incidence of POAF in patients undergoing lung resection to surgical and anatomical factors, such as surgical approach, extent of resection and laterality.

Study Design: Evaluation of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation in Thoracic surgery (EPAFT): a multicentre, population-based, retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study including 1367 patients undergoing lung resections between April 2016 and March 2017.