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Predictors of Discharge With Supplemental Oxygen After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer
Dec 21, 2024, 07:56

Predictors of Discharge With Supplemental Oxygen After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

Drew Moghanaki, Professor and Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA, posted on X about recent paper by Lisa M. Brown et al., titled “Predictors of Discharge With Supplemental Oxygen After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer” published on Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Authors: Lisa M. Brown, Levi Bonnell, Niharika Parsons, David T. Cooke, Luis A. Godoy, Elizabeth A. David, Paul Schipper, Thomas K. Varghese, Jr., Robert Habib, Brian Mitzman

Predictors of Discharge With Supplemental Oxygen After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

“New data demonstrate 8% of patients undergoing lobectomy at STS reporting sites were discharged with supplemental oxygen from 2018-2021. At 30 days, slightly more than 3% remained on supplemental oxygen.”

Dr. Drew Moghanaki, a Professor and Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA. He holds the Stanley Iezman and Nancy Stark Endowed Chair in Thoracic Radiation Oncology Research at the same university. He specializes in treating lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies, focusing on advanced radiation therapy techniques like stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT), and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).