Perioperative outcome of lung cancer surgery in women: results from a Spanish nationwide prospective cohort study.

摘要: Background: To assess possible differences in the perioperative profile between men and women lung cancer surgery. Methods: A prospective cohort multicenter study was design, which consecutive patients undergoing curative intent surgery for 24 Thoracic Services throughout Spain were included. Clinical features, tumor- surgery-related data, postoperative complications, mortality recorded. Results: There 2,566 741 women. Women younger than [mean (SD) age, 61.8 (10.8) vs . 66.5 (9.1) years, P 33.9%; pack-years 18.8 26.9) comorbidities [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disorders]. significant (P 46.4%) IA stage (41.5% 33.6%) more frequent The use of VATS or thoracotomy similar. rate pneumonectomy higher (10.9%) (5.1%) 43%) II (37.5% 33%) lower percentages grades III IV among mean length hospital stay 7.8 (7.1) days versus 6.3 (5.0) women, 30-day 0.3% 2.9% 2.8%). Conclusions: This nationwide with shows that is better men.