The influence of tobacco load versus smoking status on outcomes following lobectomy for lung cancer in a statewide quality collaborative

Commentary: Do we need to search for a patient's cigarettes or just count his or her wrinkles when counseling for lung cancer resection?

“…For every 10 pack-year increase, there was 6% increase in the odds of worse composite outcomes (hazard ratio, 1.06; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.11). 2 The conclusion that active smoking status did not lead to increased risk in the current study should be interpreted with caution. Two comments are important to discuss.…”