Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer Treatment in The Netherlands: Between‐Hospital Variation and Outcomes

Abstract Background Pneumonectomy in lung cancer treatment is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Its use is reserved only for patients in whom a complete oncological resection by (sleeve) lobectomy is not possible. It is unclear whether a patients’ risk of receiving a pneumonectomy is equally distributed. This study examined between‐hospital variation of pneumonectomy use for primary lung cancer in the Netherlands. Methods Data from the Dutch Lung Cancer Audit for Surgery from 2012 to 2016 were used to study the use of pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer in the Netherlands... Mehr ...