Prolonged length of stay associated with air leak following pulmonary resection has a negative impact on hospital margin [Erratum]

Abstract

Wood DE, Lauer LM, Layton A, et al. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2016;8:187–195On page 187, Abstract, Conclusion subheading, the first sentence was “Patients who develop prolonged air leaks after lobectomy, segmentectomy, or lung volume reduction surgery have the best clinical and financial outcomes”. However, it should have been “Patients who develop prolonged air leaks after lobectomy, segmentectomy, or lung volume reduction surgery have costly clinical and financial outcomes.” Read the original article