Does the revised cardiac risk index predict cardiac complications following elective lung resection? [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) score and Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index (ThRCRI) score were developed to predict the risks of postoperative major cardiac complications in generic surgical population and thoracic surgery respectively.
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Thoracic surgery in Slovenia [PDF]
Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2022 Slovenia is a small country in the Southeastern part of Europe with a Gross Domestic Product slightly below the European average. There are eleven board-certified thoracic surgeons and four residents, dealing with roughly 2,500 thoracic cases per year.
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Measurement and Analysis of Lobar Lung Deformation After a Change of Patient Position During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery [PDF]
, 2022 Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique for the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage lung cancer. During VATS, large lung deformation occurs as a result of a change of patient position and a pneumothorax (lung deflation), which hinders the intraoperative localization of pulmonary nodules.
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Preoperative STOP-BANG Scores and Postoperative Delirium and Coma in Thoracic Surgery Patients [PDF]
, 2018 Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with higher rates of postoperative delirium. The relationship between preoperative OSA risk and postoperative delirium and coma in thoracic surgery patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit ...
Gradney, Steve +7 more
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A Case Report of a Mediastinal Fistula with Liver Abscesses as a Complication of Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery [PDF]
, 2017 We report a case of mediastinal fistula with liver abscesses detected by thoracic and abdominal computed tomography as a complication of aortic valve replacement ...
Eduardo Bossone +3 more
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Vena cava anomalies in thoracic surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Vena cava anomalies are a rare group of anatomical variations due to an incorrect development of the superior or inferior vena cava during fetal life.
Anile, Marco +7 more
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Paraplegia due to missed thoracic meningioma after lumbar spinal decompression surgery: A case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2014 Spinal meningiomas are often localized to the thoracic level and symptoms from a spinal meningioma are determined by the location of the mass. We present a case of thoracic paraplegia due to a thoracic spinal cord tumor (meningioma) that was not detected
Cüneyt Göçmez +7 more
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Surgical Treatment of Atrial Myxomas: Outstanding Outcome of a Treacherous Tumor
CJC Open, 2021 Background: Primary cardiac tumors are quite rare and mostly benign in nature. Most of the benign heart tumors are myxomas. These might present with a wide range of symptoms from being completely asymptomatic to having life-threatening complications like
Nazmul Hosain, MBBS, MS(Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery), FACS +5 more
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Application and Research Progress of Video Double-lumen Tube in Thoracic Surgery
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2022 The rapid development and promotion of minimally invasive thoracic surgery represented by video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery has gradually replaced traditional thoracic surgery technique as the primary choice for the treatment of pulmonary nodules ...
Cheng SHEN, Peng LIANG, Guowei CHE
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Relationship between thoracic kyphosis and neural axis abnormalities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose:Previous studies have suggested an association between increased thoracic kyphosis and neural axis abnormalities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, the basis for this finding is unclear, and this association has been
Blanco, J +5 more
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