TY - JOUR AU - Viti, Andrea AU - Bertoglio, Pietro AU - Terzi, Alberto PY - 2019 TI - New insights about the oncologic value of VATS lobectomy from big data JF - Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery; Vol 4 (February 2019): Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - Boffa et al . report an extensive analysis from the General Thoracic Surgery Database concerning patients undergoing VATS lobectomy for NSCLC (1). The information obtained has been cross-linked to the Center of Medicare and Medical Services (CMS) database, which provides insight about longitudinal follow up of medicare beneficiaries in the united states who are >65 years old. By doing so, critical data about the surgical course are linked to survival data, providing an invaluable tool for survival analysis. UR - https://vats.amegroups.org/article/view/4818