title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, 3584 CX The Netherlands. npvdkaaij@gmail.com
authors.forename: Niels P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: van der Kaaij
authors.forename: Jolanda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kluin
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors