Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Procedure* | VATS lobectomy | VATS wedge resection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All surgeons (including thoracic) |
Thoracic surgeons (only) |
All surgeons (including thoracic) |
Thoracic surgeons (only) |
|
| Total N | 716 | 546 | 1,982 | 1,350 |
| (% of total N = 2,698) | (26.54%) | (20.24%) | (73.46%) | (50.04%) |
| Age average (SD) | 66.68 (11.27) | 66.51 (10.96) | 61.09 (15.39) | 61.37 (14.57) |
| <40 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| 41–50 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 51–60 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| 61–70 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| 71–80 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| >80 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.79 |
| African American | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Other | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.53 |
| Male | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.58 |
| Unmarried | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.42 |
| Insurance type | ||||
| Commercial | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Medicare | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
| Medicaid | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Managed care | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Other | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Malignancy indication** | ||||
| Primary neoplasm of the lung | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.85 |
| Metastases from other primary malignancy | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Illness severity level | ||||
| APR-DRG Severity Level (1, 2) | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.86 |
| APR-DRG Severity Level (3, 4) | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.14 |