Table 1

Stepwise exclusion of patients, recorded in the database, with characteristics which would have precluded EPP

NMedian survival (Months)IQR survival (Months)
All Non-EPP1136.12.2–12.8
Excluding Sarcomatoid histology1026.152.2–13.3
Then excluding PS 2, 3 or 4*739.64.8–18.1
Then excluding age >76.2 years4911.45.9–19.4
Patients who had EPP1012.65.6–17.7
  • *Patients with PS missing are included.

  • EPP, extrapleural pneumonectomy; PS, performance status.