%0 Journal Article %T How to predict the risk of post-lobectomy complications in elderly lung cancer patients %A Kawaguchi, Yo %A Hanaoka, Jun %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! How to predict the risk of post-lobectomy complications in elderly lung cancer patients %K %X The proportion of elderly lung cancer patients increases. Compared to younger patients, elderly patients are more likely to have many comorbidities and low physical condition. Unfortunately, a number of elderly patients had significant comorbidities, which increases their risks of postoperative short-term mortality as well as their competing risk of cancer specific death. Therefore, careful patient selection is an important responsibility for a surgeon, particularly when the patients are elderly and have several comorbidities. %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/28535 %P S1432-S1433 %@ 2077-6624