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National Trends and Outcomes of Segmentectomy in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Submitted by

Christopher Anderson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.056

Author(s)

Peter J. Kneuertz, MD Jing Zhao, PhD Desmond M. D’Souza, MD Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul, MS, MPH Robert E. Merritt, MD

Segmentectomy is rising in popularity as a parenchyma-sparing alternative for anatomic lung resection. This study sought to investigate temporal changes in patient selection, case volume, and outcomes for segmentectomy using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database.