title: Invited Commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3496, Duke South, White Zone, Rm 3589, Durham, NC 27710. Electronic address: thomas.damico@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: D'Amico
mesh_terms: D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D061214:Patient Safety; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D012042:Registries; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States