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lobectomy-lung
Adjectival Hyphens
error

"Significant morbidity post-lobectomy is common; in the elderly, it approaches 50% of all cases 6."

Line 8:26 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-lobectomy'.

"prolonged air leak (>7 days): commonest complication post-lobectomy, up to 18% 5"

Line 11:61 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-lobectomy,'.
Strong
warning

"A multilobar resection is a bilobectomy or lobectomy plus sublobar resection and may be necessary when more than one lobe is involved, usually due to pleural invasion or an incomplete lobar fissure 1."

Line 5:6 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>multilobar resection</strong>'

"A sleeve lobectomy, which is a lobectomy coupled with partial resection of a bronchus, is usually performed when there is malignant involvement of the main bronchus/lobar bronchial lumen. The remaining native bronchi are anastomosed 1."

Line 6:6 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>sleeve lobectomy</strong>'
Acronyms
warning

"Mortality remains a real risk after a lobectomy, it was 2.6% in a review of the National Cancer Database in the US in 2014 5."

Line 9:116 · 'US' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"ARDS"

Line 16:11 · 'ARDS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Semicolons
suggestion

"Significant morbidity post-lobectomy is common; in the elderly, it approaches 50% of all cases 6."

Line 8:50 · Use semicolons judiciously.
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