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Malignant pleural mesothelioma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

8 Dec, 2021 | 09:47h | UTC

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up – Annals of Oncology

 

The risk of postoperative complications following major elective surgery in active or resolved COVID-19 in the United States – Major, elective surgery 0–4 weeks after Covid-19 is associated with greatly increased risk of postoperative complications; surgery performed 4–8 weeks after infection is still associated with an increased risk of pneumonia.

7 Dec, 2021 | 10:23h | UTC

The Risk of Postoperative Complications following Major Elective Surgery in Active or Resolved COVID-19 in the United States – Annals of Surgery

Related:

Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery

Study from 116 countries suggests surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis to reduce mortality risk

ASA Guidance: Preoperative testing for COVID-19 is essential, regardless of vaccination.

Position statement: Perioperative management of post-COVID-19 surgical patients.

Cohort study: Postoperative in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 infection was more than double that in patients without COVID-19

 

RCT: Small caliber 14-Fr percutaneous catheters (pigtail) were as effective as 28- to 32-Fr chest tubes in their ability to drain traumatic hemothorax with no difference in complications.

30 Nov, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC

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)

 

Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.

28 Nov, 2021 | 21:22h | UTC

Executive Summary: Screening for Lung Cancer: Chest Guideline and Expert Panel Report

Full Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

News Release: CHEST releases expert guidelines for lung cancer screening – Elsevier

Related:

USPSTF Statement: begin screening for lung cancer at age 50 years instead of 55 years for patients at risk

Meta-analysis: Lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography reduces lung cancer–specific mortality, albeit with a tradeoff of likely overdiagnosis

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Review and algorithm: Dysphagia aortica.

16 Nov, 2021 | 08:19h | UTC

Dysphagia aortica – European Surgery

 

Pragmatic randomized trial found similar rates of surgical site infectious with 2% alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation compared with povidone–iodine, or with triclosan-coated sutures compared with non-coated sutures.

26 Oct, 2021 | 01:52h | UTC

Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

Commentaries:

Prevention of surgical site infection in low-resource settings – The Lancet

Urgent changes needed to global guidelines designed to stop surgical infection – University of Birmingham

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Serious injury risk higher for horse riding than for football, motor racing, or skiing – “Chest most common site of injury, but head and neck injuries most lethal”.

17 Oct, 2021 | 21:08h | UTC

News release: Serious injury risk higher for horse riding than for football, motor racing, or skiing – BMJ

Original study: Hearing hoofbeats? Think head and neck trauma: a 10-year NTDB analysis of equestrian-related trauma in the USA – Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

Commentary: Horse Riding More Dangerous Than Skiis And Motorcycles, Injury Data Reveal – Science Alert

 

Position statement on percutaneous ablation of non-small cell lung cancer and metastatic disease to the lungs.

8 Oct, 2021 | 10:12h | UTC

Society of Interventional Radiology Multidisciplinary Position Statement on Percutaneous Ablation of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Metastatic Disease to the Lungs – Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Commentary: Society of Interventional Radiology issues guidance for minimally invasive lung cancer treatments – Health Imaging

 

A new surgical robot is smaller, nimbler, and cheaper, its maker claims. But will it be better for patients?

3 Oct, 2021 | 22:26h | UTC

A new surgical robot is smaller, nimbler, and cheaper, its maker claims. But will it be better for patients? – STAT

 

Guidelines Summary: Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters.

22 Sep, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC

Key Highlights From the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Evidence-Informed Guidelines and Expert Panel Report for the Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters – CHEST

 

ESMO Guideline: Early and locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC

Early and locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: an update of the ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines focusing on diagnosis, staging, systemic and local therapy – Annals of Oncology

 

How I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19.

24 Aug, 2021 | 09:55h | UTC

How I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19 – CHEST

 

Related:

Early outcomes after lung transplantation for severe COVID-19: a series of the first consecutive cases from four countries

Report: Lung transplantation for 3 patients with severe COVID-19

 

Surgery for lung cancer: postoperative changes and complications—what the Radiologist needs to know.

19 Aug, 2021 | 08:36h | UTC

Surgery for lung cancer: postoperative changes and complications—what the Radiologist needs to know – Insights into Imaging

 

Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

18 Aug, 2021 | 08:44h | UTC

Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

https://twitter.com/simonihay/status/1427465401303142417

 

Review: Lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease.

5 Aug, 2021 | 08:32h | UTC

Lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease – European Respiratory Review

 

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients diagnosed with covid-19: a case series with review of literature.

4 Aug, 2021 | 09:13h | UTC

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19: a Case Series with Review of Literature – Academic Radiology

 

Cohort study: Postdiagnosis smoking cessation linked to reduced risk for lung cancer progression and mortality.

29 Jul, 2021 | 11:12h | UTC

Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Never too late: Cancer centers push patients to quit smoking – STAT

Summary for Patients: Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and Death

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: Safety of thoracentesis and tube thoracostomy in patients with uncorrected coagulopathy.

11 Jun, 2021 | 08:15h | UTC

Safety of Thoracentesis and Tube Thoracostomy in Patients With Uncorrected Coagulopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – CHEST

Commentary: Is Thoracentesis Safe in Coagulopathic Patients? – JournalFeed

 

Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

22 Apr, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC

Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

 

Japanese doctors perform world’s first living donor lung transplant to a Covid-19 patient

12 Apr, 2021 | 01:12h | UTC

Japanese doctors perform world’s first living donor lung transplant to a Covid-19 patient – CNN

 

Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery

6 Apr, 2021 | 01:01h | UTC

Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery – Annals of Surgical Oncology

See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

 

Early outcomes after lung transplantation for severe COVID-19: a series of the first consecutive cases from four countries

5 Apr, 2021 | 01:49h | UTC

Early outcomes after lung transplantation for severe COVID-19: a series of the first consecutive cases from four countries – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Commentary: Criteria for selecting COVID-19 patients for lung lung transplantation – Medical University of Vienna

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery

23 Mar, 2021 | 02:33h | UTC

SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery – Anaesthesia

Related: Study from 116 countries suggests surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis to reduce mortality risk – Anaesthesia

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Perspective | New lung cancer screening guideline comes with many caveats

14 Mar, 2021 | 20:23h | UTC

New lung cancer screening guideline comes with many caveats – Lown Institute

Original Guideline: USPSTF Statement: begin screening for lung cancer at age 50 years instead of 55 years for patients at risk (article and commentaries)

 

M-A: Early tracheostomy may lower the rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and ventilator duration in critically ill patients

12 Mar, 2021 | 08:09h | UTC

Association of Early vs Late Tracheostomy Placement With Pneumonia and Ventilator Days in Critically Ill Patients: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Author interview: Early vs Late Tracheotomy for Pneumonia and Ventilator Days

 

 

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