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. 2018 Nov 1;4(11):1611-1613.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.4387.

Opioid Use After Open Resection or Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Stephanie Tuminello  1 , Rebecca M Schwartz  1   2   3 , Bian Liu  1   3 , Grace Mhango  4 , Juan Wisnivesky  3   4 , Raja Flores  3   5 , Emanuela Taioli  1   3   5
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Opioid Use After Open Resection or Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Stephanie Tuminello et al. JAMA Oncol. .

Abstract

This population-based study compares opioid use in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who underwent open resection vs video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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