Survival Rate
Survival better with lobectomy vs. wedge resection in early stage lung cancer
Among patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, long-term survival was better with lobectomy or segmentectomy vs. wedge resection, according to results presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Women vs. men undergo fewer lung transplants, face longer wait times
A smaller proportion of women vs. men underwent lung transplantation, plus women spent a longer time on the wait list before receiving the transplant, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.
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‘Favorable’ 5-year outcomes when ECMO used as bridge to lung transplantation
Five years after lung transplantation, adults bridged to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation while waiting for their transplant had “favorable survival,” according to results published in Respiratory Research.
Risk for all-cause mortality elevated in older adults with COPD, social isolation
Among older adults with COPD, the risk for all-cause mortality was heightened with vs. without social isolation, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
5-year survival after lung transplant similar in matched older, younger recipients
Following propensity matching, lung transplant recipients aged 70 years or older had similar 5-year survival to recipients aged younger than 70 years, according to results published in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
The ‘obesity paradox’: Weight gain during hospitalization for stroke may improve survival
ORLANDO, Fla. — For individuals hospitalized with intracerebral hemorrhage, increased caloric intake that led to an increase in weight was associated with higher odds of survival after 3 months, according to a poster.
Weaning success may extend survival in prolonged ventilation patients
Adults receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation may benefit in terms of survival with successful weaning, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.
Lung donation from hospital-based care unit extends transplant recipient survival
Lung transplant recipients lived for a longer time if they received lungs from a donor cared for in a hospital-based vs. independent donor care unit, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.
Survival rates, outcomes favorable for those given ECMO with neurosurgical intervention
DENVER —Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy led to favorable survival and neurologic outcomes for patients who required neurosurgical intervention, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.