Thoracic Surgery
Chest Trauma: Current Recommendations for Rib Fractures, Pneumothorax, and Other Injuries
26 May, 2020 | 09:18h | UTC
Consensus Document: Surgery During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
15 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTC
Consensus Document: Restarting Planned Surgery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 May, 2020 | 22:43h | UTCRelated: New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations (report and commentary)
Meta-Analysis: Interventions for the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:22h | UTC
Preoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCPreoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment (review and guidelines)
New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:40h | UTCNews Release: Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations – American College of Surgeons
Study: People Leave Hospital After Surgery Sooner if Hospitals Follow ‘Enhanced Recovery Protocols’
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCPeople leave hospital after surgery sooner if hospitals follow ‘enhanced recovery protocols’ – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Multicomponent hospital-led interventions to reduce hospital stay for older adults following elective surgery: a systematic review – Health Services and Delivery Research (free)
Podcast: Pulmonary Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:34h | UTC
Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:03h | UTCPreoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related guidelines: Preoperative evaluation of adult patients before elective, noncardiothoracic surgery – Der Anaesthesist (free) AND 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management (free) AND Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery – NICE Guideline (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 3rd Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (free)
Clinical Update – Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCPreventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Meta-Analysis: ALK Inhibitors for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:33h | UTC
Current and Future Applications of Liquid Biopsy in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer from Early to Advanced Stages
18 Feb, 2020 | 08:02h | UTC
Guideline: Enhanced Recovery After Lung Surgery
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Cancer Management and Research (free)
See also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)
[Abstract Only] Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:47h | UTCReduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Findings from NELSON trial affirm benefits of CT lung screening – AuntMinnie.com (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Conservative vs. Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCConservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Hands Off approach’ best to treat a collapsed lung – study – Voxy (free) AND Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There (Watching Spontaneous Pneumothoraces) – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
More than 250 patients with uncomplicated, primary spontaneous pneumothorax were treated conservatively or by pleural intervention. https://t.co/p13HeYt3os
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 29, 2020
ASCO Guideline: Lung Cancer Surveillance After Definitive Curative-Intent Therapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:01h | UTC
Update on Management of Pleural Disease
8 Jan, 2020 | 21:52h | UTCUpdate on Management of Pleural Disease – Current Pulmonology Reports (free)
Related: Pleural Effusion in Adults—Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment (free guideline and reviews)
Systematic Review: Epidemiology and Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
6 Jan, 2020 | 23:12h | UTCEpidemiology and management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a systematic review – Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage vs. Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions
6 Dec, 2019 | 10:21h | UTCEffect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage vs Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with malignant pleural effusion, there was no significant difference in the rate of pleurodesis failure between the use of talc poudrage and talc slurry https://t.co/AxWOdzvEnA
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) December 6, 2019
ASH Guideline: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Hospitalized Patients
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:29h | UTCRelated: European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (comprehensive resource on the subject) AND American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Prophylaxis for Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Medical Patients (free)
Systematic Review: Intra‐pleural Fibrinolytic Therapy for the Treatment of Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyema
31 Oct, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCIntra‐pleural fibrinolytic therapy versus placebo, or a different fibrinolytic agent, in the treatment of adult parapneumonic effusions and empyema – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Clot-busting drugs for infections of the lining of the lung – Cochrane Library (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Life-Gained–Based vs. Risk-Based Selection of Smokers for Lung Cancer Screening
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCLife-Gained–Based Versus Risk-Based Selection of Smokers for Lung Cancer Screening – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lung cancer screening based on gains in life expectancy could maximize benefits – ACP Internist (free) AND Life-gained selection approach could expand benefits of lung cancer screening – Medwire News (free)
Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Lung Transplant With Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
14 Oct, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCLong-term Outcomes of Lung Transplant With Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Expanding the Lung Donor Pool and Improving Outcomes: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (free for a limited period)
Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
Review: Ultrasonography of the Lung
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:07h | UTCUltrasonography of the Lung – Rofo (free)
Related: Thoracic Ultrasonography: A Narrative Review (free reviews on the subject)
Imaging of Precision Therapy for Lung Cancer: Current State of the Art
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:37h | UTCImaging of Precision Therapy for Lung Cancer: Current State of the Art – Radiology (free)