Thoracic Surgery
M-A | How effective is indocyanine green in localization of malignant pulmonary nodules?
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:09h | UTC
RCT | Antiseptic skin agents to prevent surgical site infection after incisional surgery.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:54h | UTCAntiseptic Skin Agents to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Incisional Surgery: A Randomized, Three-armed Combined Non-inferiority and Superiority Clinical Trial (NEWSkin Prep Study) – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related:
Systematic Review | Impact of low‐dose computed tomography screening on lung cancer‐related mortality.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:52h | UTCSummary: Impact of computed tomography (CT) on lung cancer screening – Cochrane Library
Related:
Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.
RCT | Balloon pulmonary angioplasty versus riociguat for the treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:30h | UTCBalloon pulmonary angioplasty versus riociguat for the treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (RACE): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial and ancillary follow-up study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Pulmonary vascular resistance reduction was more pronounced with balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) than with riociguat, but treatment-related SAEs were more common with BPA
Read the RACE trial from Xavier Jaïs & colleagues https://t.co/h9r3Qe2mCb
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) August 2, 2022
Position statement | Endoscopic lung volume reduction.
4 Aug, 2022 | 14:10h | UTC
M-A | Perioperative care bundles for the prevention of surgical-site infections.
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:30h | UTC
An updated review of subglottic stenosis: etiology, evaluation, and management.
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:08h | UTCAn Updated Review of Subglottic Stenosis: Etiology, Evaluation, and Management – Current Pulmonology Reports (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:55h | UTCA guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation – Journal of Thoracic Disease
Part 1 – A guide to decision-making
Part 2 – Systematic review of evidence regarding resection extent in generally healthy patients
Part 3 – Systematic review of evidence regarding surgery in compromised patients or specific tumors
Part 4 – Systematic review of evidence involving SBRT and ablation
Review | Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:33h | UTC
Review | Anesthesia for tracheal resection and anastomosis.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:25h | UTC
Guideline | Malignancy risk stratification for solitary pulmonary nodule.
4 Jul, 2022 | 12:33h | UTCGuidelines for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:10h | UTC
Review: Primary graft dysfunction after clinical lung transplantation.
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:37h | UTC
BSH guideline for the hematological management of major hemorrhage.
13 Jun, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC
Guidance Statement: Surgical triage and timing for patients with COVID undergoing thoracic surgery.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:58h | UTC
Study Commentary: Traumatic hemothorax: pigtail vs. chest tube.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCTraumatic Hemothorax: Pigtail vs Chest Tube – RebelEM
Original Study: The small (14 Fr) percutaneous catheter (P-CAT) versus large (28–32 Fr) open chest tube for traumatic hemothorax: A multicenter randomized clinical trial – Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Dyspnea and cough in a lung transplant recipient.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:16h | UTCDyspnea and cough in a lung transplant recipient – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Summary of best evidence for enhanced recovery after surgery for patients undergoing lung cancer operations.
3 Jun, 2022 | 11:02h | UTCRelated:
Preoperative exercise training for patients with non‐small cell lung cancer – Cochrane Library
Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials.
31 May, 2022 | 11:50h | UTCRelated Study: Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet AND Commentary: Expensive antiseptics and sutures do not reduce the risk of surgical infections – National Institute for Health and Care Research
Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1. Today: our @TheLancetInfDis meta-analysis based on @FalconRct – triclosan sutures and alcoholic skin prep to reduce surgical site infection.
Link to open access PDF:https://t.co/cj7yFdbNpB pic.twitter.com/VkKRaxCAtm
— Aneel Bhangu (@aneelbhangu) May 27, 2022
Guidelines for clothing in the operating theatre.
30 May, 2022 | 11:52h | UTCGuidelines for clothing in the operating theatre, 2021 – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine
Top 100 most-cited articles on enhanced recovery after surgery.
24 May, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCSee also: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Cross-sectional study: assessment of perioperative outcomes among surgeons who operated the night before.
24 May, 2022 | 08:17h | UTCAssessment of Perioperative Outcomes Among Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Are Surgeons Really More Resilient Than Athletes? The Trade-off Between Surgeon Outcomes and Surgeon Well-being – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Assessment of Perioperative Outcomes Among Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before
Commentary on Twitter
This cross-sectional study found that operating overnight does not appear to be associated with worse outcomes when the attending surgeon continues to operate the next day. https://t.co/ahLoKav6HT
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) May 23, 2022
International consensus recommendations for anesthetic and intensive care management of lung transplantation.
11 May, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC
Update on image-guided thermal lung ablation: Society guidelines, therapeutic alternatives, and postablation imaging findings.
4 May, 2022 | 08:14h | UTC
RCT: Segmentectomy resulted in better outcomes than lobectomy in small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer.
25 Apr, 2022 | 01:03h | UTCSegmentectomy versus lobectomy in small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer (JCOG0802/WJOG4607L): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)