Body surface area is a novel predictor for surgical complications following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Body surface area is a novel predictor for surgical complications following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Body surface area (BSA) is a biometric unit to measure the body size. Its clinical significance in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was rarely understood. We aimed to estimate the predictive value of BSA for surgical complications following VATS anatomical resections f...

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Main Authors: Shuangjiang Li, Kun Zhou, Heng Du, Cheng Shen, Yongjiang Li, Guowei Che
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Body surface area
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Complications
Prediction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-017-0264-4

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