National race and socioeconomic disparities in access to minimally invasive lung resection for early-stage lung cancer: Impact on mortality
Racial disparities in receipt of MIS among early-stage NSCLC patients are mediated by census-tract income and insurance status. Access to MIS and insurance status are associated with improved 30- and 90-day mortality. Policy efforts are needed to improve access and outcomes for these patients.
Authors
- Aminah Sallam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3702-6266)
- Harmik J. Soukiasian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6044-9449)
- Qiudong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-4312)
- Kellie Knabe
- Lucas Weiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2159-6416)
- Sevannah Soukiasian
- Joanna Chikwe
- Woo Sik Yu
- Andrew R. Brownlee
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.10.035
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84