Thoracic Surgery
Special Issue: Initial Management of Thoracic Traumas
1 Mar, 2019 | 05:29h | UTCInitial Management of Thoracic Traumas – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free articles)
Diaphragm and transdiaphragmatic injuries
Thoracic damage control surgery
Management of traumatic esophageal injuries
Surgical management of chronic diaphragmatic hernias
Chest drain and thoracotomy for chest trauma
Review: Managing Malignant Pleural Effusion
17 Feb, 2019 | 20:00h | UTCManaging malignant pleural effusion – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Related Guidelines: Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (free) AND ERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Pearls and Pitfalls
23 Jan, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCThoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Pearls and Pitfalls – emDocs (free)
Related: Clinical Cases Referring to Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Pathologies Involving the Aortic Arch (free guideline and clinical cases)
Complications Associated with Invasive Diagnostic Procedures for Lung Abnormalities in the Community Setting
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:41h | UTCComplication Rates and Downstream Medical Costs Associated With Invasive Diagnostic Procedures for Lung Abnormalities in the Community Setting – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lung cancer screening complications may be higher than expected – Reuters (free)
Clinical Cases Referring to Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Pathologies Involving the Aortic Arch
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:10h | UTC
Position Statement: Bronchoscopic Lung Cryobiopsy
7 Jan, 2019 | 19:22h | UTCBronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy: An Indian association for bronchology position statement – Lung India (free)
Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation: Low-dose Computed Tomography for Lung Cancer Screening in High-risk Populations
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:43h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Overall Survival with Durvalumab after Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III NSCLC
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:05h | UTCOverall Survival with Durvalumab after Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III NSCLC – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Durvalumab After Chemoradiation for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Durvalumab Shows Overall Survival Benefit in Patients With Stage III NSCLC – Cancer Therapy Advisor (free)
Consensus: Use of Antibacterial Drugs in Thoracic Surgery
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:03h | UTC
Review: Immune Checkpoint Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:50h | UTCImmune Checkpoint Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Chest (free)
Randomized Trial: Therapies for Small-Cell Lung Cancer Compared
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:00h | UTCFirst-Line Atezolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Combined Therapies for Small-Cell Lung Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
SEOM Guideline: Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:38h | UTC
Position Statement: Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Thoracentesis
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:20h | UTC
Things We Do for No Reason: Routine Chest Radiographs after Uncomplicated Thoracentesis
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:10h | UTCRoutine Chest Radiographs after Uncomplicated Thoracentesis – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Comprehensive Review of Fetal Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:33h | UTCComprehensive review of fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung – Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy (free)
Review: Silicosis and Lung Cancer
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:34h | UTCSilicosis and lung cancer: current perspectives – Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy (free)
NCCN Guideline: Small Cell Lung Cancer
17 Oct, 2018 | 13:42h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCRelated Guideline: ERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Study: CT Screening for Early Lung Cancer Reduces Lung Cancer Mortality
5 Oct, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCWCLC 2018: NELSON Study: CT Screening for Early Lung Cancer Reduces Lung Cancer Mortality – The ASCO Post (free)
Related: NELSON lung cancer study encourages widespread screening, Medicare reimbursement – Health Imaging (free) AND Second Large Study Shows That Lung Cancer Screening Works – Medscape (free registration required)
Study: Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Malignant Pulmonary Nodules on Chest Radiographs
27 Sep, 2018 | 23:04h | UTCDevelopment and Validation of Deep Learning–based Automatic Detection Algorithm for Malignant Pulmonary Nodules on Chest Radiographs – Radiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Deep learning algorithm detects malignant pulmonary nodules better than radiologists – Radiology Business (free)
Related Studies: Deep Learning for the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Lung Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Can Artificial Intelligence Reliably Report Chest X-Rays? (free study and commentaries) AND Artificial Intelligence Can Determine Lung Cancer Type (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study: Artificial Intelligence Can Determine Lung Cancer Type
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:47h | UTCClassification and mutation prediction from non–small cell lung cancer histopathology images using deep learning – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Artificial intelligence can determine lung cancer type – eCancer News (free) AND Google AI Tool Identifies a Tumor’s Mutations From An Image – WIRED (free)
Guideline: Clinical Imaging for Hemoptysis
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC2018 Korean Clinical Imaging Guideline for Hemoptysis – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Guideline: Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Summary: ASCO Guideline for the Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:34h | UTC
Consensus: Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:56h | UTC