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ArticleJTCVS open2026

Association of hospital volume with perioperative and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive thymectomy.

Erin Yu, Li Ding, Hannah Sidhu, Graeme Rosenberg, Takashi Harano, Sean C Wightman, Scott M Atay, Anthony W Kim, Brooks V Udelsman

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Erin YuKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Li DingDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Hannah SidhuKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Graeme RosenbergDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Takashi HaranoDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sean C WightmanDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Scott M AtayDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Anthony W KimDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Brooks V UdelsmanDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.

Funding

Southern California Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001855 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Thomas A Buchanan, Michele D. Kipke · 2016 to 2026
$81.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001855
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Abstract

Background: Thymectomy is an uncommon procedure, and operative experience may influence outcomes. We examined the association between center-level operative volume using the National Readmissions Database (NRD) and the National Cancer Database (NCDB). These databases provide complementary insights into short- and long-term outcomes. We hypothesized that perioperative morbidity would be similar in high-volume (HV) centers and low-volume (LV) centers, but long-term survival and R0 resection-especially for minimally invasive (MI) thymectomy-would be superior in HV centers. Methods: Patients from the NRD (2017-2020) and NCDB (2010-2015 and 2018-2021) diagnosed with thymoma or thymic carcinoma who underwent thymectomy were included. (NCDB 2016-2017 was excluded for missing stage data.) The top quartile defined HV centers from LV centers. The Pearson χ Results: In NRD analysis (n = 3127 patients), MI thymectomy was more frequent in HV centers (57.4% vs 40.9%: Conclusions: Perioperative outcomes were similar irrespective of center volume, but HV centers demonstrated improved rates of R0 resection and long-term survival even with an MI approach to thymectomy.

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high-volume centersminimally invasive thymectomyoncologic outcomes

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PMID41960060
PMCPMC13059956

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