From: Improvements in thoracic surgery outcomes: a multi-institutional collaboration study
 | Before | After |
---|---|---|
All chest surgery patients | n=373 | n=372 |
Age | 62.0 (14–92) | 63.0 (16–93) |
Men | 244 (65%) | 242 (65%) |
Disease | Â | Â |
 Primary lung cancer | 159 | 189 |
 Metastatic lung tumor | 57 | 66 |
 Benign lung tumor | 2 | 2 |
 Inflammatory lung disease | 20 | 19 |
 Mediastinal tumor | 29 | 25 |
 Chest wall tumor | 3 | 4 |
 Empyema | 12 | 2 |
 Spontaneous pneumothorax | 75 | 60 |
 Cystic lung disease | 2 | 0 |
 Others | 14 | 5 |
Type of surgery | Â | Â |
 Pneumonectomy | 3 | 1 |
 Lobectomy | 99 | 100 |
 Segmentectomy | 21 | 20 |
 Partial lung resection | 188 | 211 |
 Mediastinal tumor removal | 26 | 25 |
 Chest wall tumor resection | 4 | 4 |
 Empyema | 12 | 2 |
 Biopsy | 7 | 3 |
 Others | 13 | 6 |
Surgical approach | Â | Â |
 VATS | 69 | 53 |
 Minithoracotomy (<8 cm) | 238 | 280 |
 Others | 66 | 39 |