Objective: Preoperative pulmonary and cardiac function tests and some characteristics of the patients and surgery may predict operative outcomes after resection for lung cancer. In this study, we aimed to analyze the effects of these parameters on short-term outcomes. Methods: This is a retrospective study, including 117 patients who underwent surgical anatomical resection due to lung cancer and carcinoid tumor at a single center between January 2018 and September 2018. In this study, body mass index, forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1), transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide (KCO), ejection fraction, mean pulmonary artery pressure, and neoadjuvant treatment were evaluated and categorized into groups. Logistic regression and Kruskal-Wallis analysis were used to determine the predicted effects of the parameters on the duration of hospitalization and general complication rates. The patients who underwent major chest-wall reconstructions were excluded from this study. Results: The series comprised of 72 males and 45 females, with a mean age of 63.8±9.8 years. Most patients underwent a lobectomy (n=87; 61.5%). The evaluated parameters were not related to the duration of hospitalization and general complication rates. However, neoadjuvant treatment and preoperative low FEV1 were significantly related to occurring postoperative pneumonia. Conclusion: Over the limits of safety, which have been well known, preoperative pulmonary and cardiac functions did not predict the duration of hospitalization in patients who underwent resections for lung cancer. Postoperative pneumonia was related to the neoadjuvant treatment and relatively lower preoperative FEV1. The longer duration of hospital stay was the only parameter related to open surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]