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Perioperative characteristics of the study population
| Category | Evaluable patients | Percent affected |
|---|---|---|
| Operation | 854 | |
| Lobectomy | 74.2% | |
| Bilobectomy | 8.0% | |
| Pneumonectomy or completion pneumonectomy | 17.8% | |
| Surgical outcomes | 854 | |
| Mortality | 6.1% | |
| Pulmonary morbidity | 23.3% | |
| Cardiovascular morbidity | 15.8% | |
| Other morbidity | 17.7% | |
| Decade of operation | 854 | |
| 1980–1989 | 30.8% | |
| 1990–1999 | 31.7% | |
| 2000–2006 | 37.5% | |
| Final pathological stage | 853 | |
| 0, I | 58.6% | |
| II | 19.2% | |
| III | 20.9% | |
| IV | 1.3% |
