Yang R, et al. - In this retrospective review, researchers studied the perioperative risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after minimally invasive anatomic resection for lung cancer. Between January 2017 and December 2017, the data from records of 729 lung cancer subjects undergoing minimally invasive anatomic lung resections were analyzed. Investigators observed that the incidence of PPCs was 24.8%. Several perioperative risk factors for PPCs have been identified following the minimally invasive anatomical resection of lung cancer, including body mass index (BMI) ≥24.0 kg/m², single segmentectomy, bilobectomy or combined lobectomy and segmentectomy, and right lung lobe surgery. These outcomes should help patients with lung cancer with risk stratification, patient counseling and perioperative care.