Financial Burden of Postoperative Adverse Events Following Lobectomy: Cost Analysis From 10 High-Volume Canadian Hospitals
Postoperative AEs following lobectomy impose substantial financial burdens, with PAL alone accounting for more than half of total costs. These findings underscore the need for value-based QI initiatives targeting high-impact AEs, requiring coordinated action among surgeons, hospital leadership, and policymakers.
Authors
- Antony Seely
- Caitlin Anstee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-5214)
- Christian Finley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9425-1892)
- Daniel Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-0071)
- Lorenzo Ferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3275-2584)
- B. Kidane
- Richard Malthaner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3763-4838)
- Najib Safieddine
- Kazuhiro Yasufuku
- Brian Johnston
- Danny French
Institutions
- Health Canada (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Saint John Regional Hospital (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Toronto East General Hospital (CA)
- Ottawa Public Health (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- Ottawa University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag008
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00