title: Morbidity and mortality after pneumonectomy.
abstract: Although advances in perioperative management have improved outcome following pneumonectomy, it remains a relatively high-risk thoracic surgical procedure. A 30-day mortality rate of 5% to 10% is reported in most modern series. A higher rate is expected for complex procedures and in the setting of pneumonectomy performed for benign disease. A number of risk factors predictive of poor outcome have been described and are reviewed in this article. Pneumonectomy is also associated with a higher complication rate (predominantly cardiopulmonary in nature) than lesser resections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klemperer
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome