Joel Dunning interviews Thomas D’Amico, a pioneer in the field of VATS lobectomy.
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Thoracic
March 22, 2020
March 22, 2020
Shanda Blackmon, Brendon Stiles, Vinay Badhwar, and Robert Cerfolio discuss maximizing efficiency in a cardiothoracic surgery practice.
March 22, 2020
Leanne Harling, Doug Mathisen, and Erino Rendina share and debate their approaches to staging, adjuvant therapy, persistent disease, and surgical removal of the primary tumor.
March 20, 2020
Interesting input from a Stanford expert on the hottest topic on the planet at the moment.
March 18, 2020
Filmed March 18, 2020, Brian Mitzman moderates a discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic with an international group of physicians currently on the front lines.
March 18, 2020
The authors describe a thoughtful process for resource utilization in the setting of competing needs that optimizes survival for a popultion. Examples of existing guidelines are provided.
March 18, 2020
This important paper is the modeling that the UK has based its advice on.
March 18, 2020
The authors examined the SEER database to assess racial disparities in use of PET for lung cancer staging 2007-2015 and subsequent one-year survival. Blacks (OR 0.54) and Hispanics (OR 0.72) were less likely to undergo PET compared to non-Hispanic whites. Use of PET was associated with improved survival (HR 0.61).
March 13, 2020
This article analyzes the outcome of video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resections performed at night compared to daytime operations. Nighttime operations carried a higher risk of intraoperative complications. The authors conclude surgeons should avoid nighttime operations whenever possible.
March 11, 2020
The authors present the endotracheal resection of a cystic lesion in the trachea under direct layrngoscopy.