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Complications were assessed up to 30 days after the operation. Mortality for any reason was recorded after 30 days and 90 days. Results: A total of 145 out of 169 patients undergoing pneumonectomy were included in this study. The postoperative 30-day complication rate was 41.4%. The 30-day-mortality was 8.3%, and 90-day-mortality 17.2%. The presence of cardiovascular comorbidities was a risk factor for major cardiopulmonary complications (54.2% vs. 13.2%, p &lt; 0.01). Postoperative bronchus stump insufficiency (OR: 11.883, 95% CI: 1.288\u2013109.591, p = 0.029) and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score 4 (OR: 3.023, 95% CI: 1.028\u20138.892, p = 0.044) were independent factors for early mortality. Conclusion: Pneumonectomy for thoracic malignancies remains a high-risk major lung resection with significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. Attention should be paid to the preoperative selection of patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/curroncol30110685","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,25]],"date-time":"2023-10-25T09:54:08Z","timestamp":1698227648000},"page":"9458-9474","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Pneumonectomy for Primary Lung Tumors and Pulmonary Metastases: A Comprehensive Study of Postoperative Morbidity, Early Mortality, and Preoperative Clinical Prognostic Factors"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Konstantinos","family":"Grapatsas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Ruhrlandklinik, Tueschner Weg 40, 45239 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hruy","family":"Menghesha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Ruhrlandklinik, Tueschner Weg 40, 45239 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0878-0406","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fabian","family":"D\u00f6rr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Ruhrlandklinik, Tueschner Weg 40, 45239 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Natalie","family":"Baldes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Ruhrlandklinik, Tueschner Weg 40, 45239 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2166-3394","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martin","family":"Schuler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Stuschke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0681-1325","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kaid","family":"Darwiche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pneumology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Taube","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pneumology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Servet","family":"B\u00f6l\u00fckbas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Ruhrlandklinik, Tueschner Weg 40, 45239 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"488","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejcts.2008.05.027","article-title":"A quarter of a century experience with sleeve lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer","volume":"34","author":"Rea","year":"2008","journal-title":"Eur. 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