Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Caribbean
Introduction: Despite being one of the main vacation destinations in the world, health care in the Caribbean faces many difficulties. The challenges involved in these islands’ medical care range from low-resource institutions to lack of specialized care.
Eric E. Vinck+3 more
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Cardiothoracic surgery at a crossroads: The impact of disruptive technologic change [PDF]
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, cardiothoracic surgery is arguably the most successful of all medical specialties. There are effective treatments including transplantation, for almost all cardiac and thoracic diseases that can be performed ...
Cohen David J
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Welcome to the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (JCTS) is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal, which will encompass all aspects of research in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. JCTS will provide a forum for the publication and free-access of high quality scientific reports documenting clinical and experimental advances in cardiac and thoracic surgery ...
Vipin Zamvar, David P. Taggart
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Comparison of cardiothoracic surgery training in usa and germany [PDF]
Background Training of cardiothoracic surgeons in Europe and the United States has expanded to incorporate new operative techniques and requirements. The purpose of this study was to compare the current structure of training programs in the United States
Chen Frederick Y+5 more
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Where are they now? An analysis of integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency applicants [PDF]
Changes in cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) workforce trends have affected training paradigms to include the establishment of integrated six-year CTS residency (I6) programs.
Christopher M. Worrell, MD+2 more
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Open-heart surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting in Western Africa [PDF]
We read with concern the paper of Budzee and colleagues in a recent issue of the Pan African Medical Journal. We wish to draw the attention of the authors and the readership of the journal to gross inaccuracies in the report. The first open-heart surgery
Frank Edwin, Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
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Pioneer of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Joaquim Cavalcanti [PDF]
Joaquim de Souza Cavalcanti was a pioneer among us - the Brazilian State of Pernambuco and North-Northeast region - in cardiac surgery in its initial phase (Blalock-Taussig surgery and mitral valvulotomy), in thoracic surgery (pneumectomy, lung lobectomy
Ricardo de Carvalho Lima+2 more
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Artificial intelligence in cardiothoracic surgery
The tremendous and rapid technological advances that humans have achieved in the last decade have definitely impacted how surgical tasks are performed in the operating room (OR). As a high-tech work environment, the contemporary OR has incorporated novel computational systems into the clinical workflow, aiming to optimize processes and support the ...
Roger D. Dias+2 more
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Incidence of epidural haematoma and neurological injury in cardiovascular patients with epidural analgesia/anaesthesia: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Epidural anaesthesia is used extensively for cardiothoracic and vascular surgery in some centres, but not in others, with argument over the safety of the technique in patients who are usually extensively anticoagulated before, during, and ...
McQuay Henry J+3 more
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The role of ChatGPT in cardiothoracic surgery. [PDF]
Ahmed SK, Hussein S, Essa RA.
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