Perioperative outcome of lung cancer surgery in women: results from a Spanish nationwide prospective cohort study.

Abstract

To assess possible differences in the perioperative profile between men and women in lung cancer surgery. A prospective cohort multicenter study was design, in which consecutive patients undergoing curative intent surgery for lung cancer in 24 Thoracic Services throughout Spain were included. Clinical features, tumor- and surgery-related data, postoperative complications, and mortality were recorded. There were 2,566 men and 741 women. Women were younger than men [mean (SD) age, 61.8 (10.8) vs. 66.5 (9.1) years, P This multicenter nationwide study of lung cancer surgery with curative intent shows that the perioperative profile is better in women than in men.