Transthoracic, Extrapleural Thoracotomy
Annals of Surgery, 1932 George de Tarnowsky
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Resuscitative thoracotomy [PDF]
BJA Education, 2020 A trauma patient with cardiac tamponade may not survive transfer to the operating theatre for pericardial decompression. This article describes an approach to a resuscitative thoracotomy in the ED, which may be life-saving in these patients when a cardiothoracic surgeon is not immediately available.
S, Paulich, D, Lockey
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Thoracotomy in children: A decade review of indications and outcomes
Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2023 Background: Thoracotomy in children is relatively rare compared to adults. It can be very challenging due to the peculiar anatomy and physiology in this age group.
Ezekiel Olayiwola Ogunleye +2 more
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From one incision to one port: The surgical technique and the evolution of segmentectomy in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 OBJECTIVES:We retrospectively reviewed the evolution of segmentectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and the feasibility of multi- and single-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy.
Yau-Lin Tseng +7 more
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Evaluation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary metastases: a meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: To evaluate the evidence comparing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and open thoracotomy in the treatment of metastatic lung cancer using meta-analytical techniques.
Siyuan Dong +5 more
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Thoracoscore: Does it predict mortality in the Indian scenario? – A retrospective study
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022 Background and Aims: Preoperative risk stratification helps in better prognostication and allocation of resources. However, risk scoring models are less often used in thoracic surgery.
Archana Pathy +5 more
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Perioperative Systemic Inflammation in Lung Cancer Surgery
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Systemic inflammation (SI) is a response of the immune system to infectious or non-infectious injuries that defends the body homeostasis. Every surgical intervention triggers SI, the level of which depends on the extent of damage caused by the surgery ...
József Furák +8 more
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Patient-controlled intravenous morphine analgesia combined with transcranial direct current stimulation for post-thoracotomy pain: A cost-effectiveness study and a feasibility for its future implementation [PDF]
, 2020 This prospective randomized study aims to evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of combining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with patient controlled intravenous morphine analgesia (PCA-IV) as part of multimodal analgesia after ...
Dragojevic-Simic, Viktorija +6 more
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Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) after Thoracic Surgery: The Role of Estimated GFR [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introducton: Little is known about the prognostic utility of preoperative estimated GFR (eGFR) on perioperative Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) in apparently lower risk patients undergoing moderate risk surgeries like ...
Shibani Padhy +2 more
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Chylous Leak During Posterior Approach to Juvenile Scoliosis Surgery: A Case Report. [PDF]
, 2020 CaseWe report the first documented case of chylous leak recognized intraoperatively during posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for juvenile scoliosis in a female patient with a history of thoracotomy and decortication for an empyema ...
Choi, Daniel E +5 more
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