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Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study [PDF]

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019
Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a major problem for thoracic surgery patients. We aimed to determine incidence rate (IR) and risk factors for SSI in patients with thoracic surgical procedures.
Vlado S Cvijanovic, Aleksandar S Ristanović, Nebojsa T Maric, Natasa V Vesovic, Vanja V Kostovski, Ljubinko V Djenic, Dejan V Stojkovic, Aleksandar S Nikolic, Dragan M Djordevic, Vesna D Suljagic   +9 more
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Initial experience with and surgical outcomes of da Vinci single-port system in general thoracic surgery [PDF]

, 2022
Background: The da Vinci single-port system (SPS) (Model SP1098, Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA) has been used in genitourinary and general surgical procedures; however, its clinical application in general thoracic surgery has not been ...
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Foreign bodies in the torax [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2007
Background. Metallic foreign bodies in the lung could be recognized using radiography. Non-metallic foreign bodies make difficulties because they are not as dense as metals.
Ćerimagić Zenaida, Guska Safet, Kadić Kenan, Banjanović Bedrudin   +3 more
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The ETTAA study protocol: a UK-wide observational study of 'Effective Treatments for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm'. [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction Chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm (CTAA) affecting the arch or descending aorta is an indolent but life-threatening condition with a rising prevalence as the UK population ages.
Catarino, P., ETTAA Collaborators, Gray, J, Vallabhaneni, S, Vale, L., Vallabhaneni, Srinivasa, Cook, A., Moorjani, N, Moorjani, Narain, Vale, Luke, Sharples, L., Gray, Joanne, Cook, Andrew, Elefteriades, JA, Sastry, P., Sharples, Linda, Vallabhaneni, S. R., Sastry, P, Moorjani, N., Hughes, V., Elefteriades, John, Cook, A, Catarino, Pedro, Hughes, V, Elefteriades, J., Hayes, P, on behalf of the ETTAA collaborators, Thompson, M., Hayes, P., Gray, J., Vale, L, Large, Stephen, Catarino, P, Thompson, Matt, Sharples, L, Hughes, Victoria, Elefteriades, John A, Hayes, Paul, Thompson, M, Sastry, Priya, Large, Stephen R, Large, SR, Large, S. R.   +42 more
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A simple technique can reduce cardiopulmonary bypass use during lung transplantation

Clinics, 2016
Cardiopulmonary bypass causes an inflammatory response and consumption of coagulation factors, increasing the risk of bleeding and neurological and renal complications.
Marcos N. Samano, Leandro R. Iuamoto, Hugo V.S. Fonseca, Lucas M. Fernandes, Luis G. Abdalla, Fabio B. Jatene, Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes   +6 more
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Effect of COVID-19 on the delivery of care for thoracic surgical patientsCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objective: In this study we aimed to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of care for thoracic surgical patients at an urban medical center.
Dao M. Nguyen, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, Karishma Kodia, MD, Joanne Szewczyk, MD, Ahmed Alnajar, MD, Joy A. Stephens-McDonnough, MScN, Nestor R. Villamizar, MD   +5 more
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Video assisted thoracic surgery for treatment of pneumothorax and lung resections: systematic review of randomised clinical trials [PDF]

, 2004
<b>Objectives</b> To determine if video assisted thoracic surgery is associated with better clinical outcomes than thoracotomy for three common procedures: surgery for pneumothorax, minor resections, and lobectomy.
Sedrakyan, Artyom, Lewsey, James, van der Meulen, Jan, Treasure, Tom, van der Meulen, J., Treasure, T., Lewsey, J., Sedrakyan, A.   +7 more
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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.
Pala Rajesh, Naidu, Babu V, Babu Naidu, Marshall, Andrea, Bishay, Ehab, Maninder Kalkat, Ehab Bishay, Kerr, Amy, Richard Steyn, Wotton, Robin, Kalkat, Maninder, Steyn, Richard, Naidu, Babu, Rajesh, Pala B, Amy Kerr, Andrea Marshall, Kalkat, Maninder S, Marshall, A. (Andrea), Rajesh, Pala, Robin Wotton   +19 more
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Hybrid debranching and TEVAR of the aortic arch off-pump, in re-do patients with complicated chronic type-A aortic dissections : a critical report [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Patients suffering from acute type A aortic dissection undergo replacement of the ascending aorta, the proximal hemiarch or complete aortic arch, depending on the extent of the individual pathology.
Brechtel, Klaus, Klaus Brechtel, Günay Kalender, Stephen M Wildhirt, Kalender, Günay, Wildhirt, Stephen M., Stock, Ulrich Alfred, Ulrich A Stock   +7 more
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Surgical Capacity Building in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Lessons for Thoracic Surgery

, 2022
There is great need for intentional investment in capacity building for thoracic surgical conditions. This article provides a brief overview of thoracic surgical capacity building for low- and middle-income countries using the Lancet framework of ...
Jayaraman, S, Koch, R, Felsted, AM, Roy, N,, Virk, S   +4 more
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