Inhaled medications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease predict surgical complications and survival in stage I non-small cell lung cancer
Steven Tohmasi, Daniel B Eaton, Brendan T Heiden, Nikki E Rossetti, Valerio Rasi, Su-Hsin Chang, Yan Yan, Deepika Gopukumar, Mayank R Patel, Bryan F Meyers, Benjamin D Kozower, Varun Puri, Martin W Schoen · 2023
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Steven Tohmasi and colleagues published a veterans health study in 2023. They studied early-stage lung cancer surgery outcomes. Patients also often live with chronic lung disease, COPD. Lung tests are routine before cancer surgery already. Inhaler prescriptions may reveal disease burden more simply. The team checked records over a ten-year span. Nearly ten thousand veterans had stage one cancer surgery. Inhaler types and counts before surgery were recorded. Survival and complications were then compared carefully.
Patients with COPD received inhalers more often overall. More inhaler types signaled more severe breathing disease. Heavier inhaler use predicted more surgical complications. It also predicted worse survival after surgery. The link held after accounting for lung tests. Prescription records are easy for teams to check. They could sharpen risk estimates before operating. Better planning may improve counseling and aftercare.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Steven Tohmasi, Daniel B Eaton, Brendan T Heiden, Nikki E Rossetti, Valerio Rasi, Su-Hsin Chang, Yan Yan, Deepika Gopukumar, Mayank R Patel, Bryan F Meyers, Benjamin D Kozower, Varun Puri, Martin W Schoen |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |