Are we removing enough pericardial fluid to allow a diagnosis of malignant effusion? The authors reviewed 480 pericardiocentesis specimens by comparing the percentage of malignant diagnoses ("malignancy fraction") by the volume submitted for analysis.
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January 6, 2016
January 5, 2016
The era of 3D printing to enhance thoracic surgery is here. This video describes the various ways Mayo Clinic has employed 3D printing to enhance teamwork, patient education, resident education, surgical planning, and innovation.
December 30, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular pieces of clinical content published in 2015.
December 28, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular roundtable discussions published in 2015.
December 27, 2015
The authors tested a group of 176 patients undergoing cardiac surgery for dysphagia both preoperatively and postoperatively. Preoperatively, 8.5% of patients failed the swallow test. Postoperatively, 21.6% failed the test. All patients who failed preoperatively also failed postoperatively.
December 26, 2015
Using CMS CABG data as a denominator, the investigators examined the penetration, completeness, and representativeness of the STS database with respect to the CMS database. The investigators found that, in 2012--the most recent year analyzed--center-level penetration was 90% and patient-level penetration was 94%.
December 24, 2015
Patients undergoing surgical ablation for afib were evaluated for recurrence using either intermittent monitoring using traditional methods or continuous monitoring using an implantable loop recorder (ILR). Compliance with ILR use was higher than with traditional monitoring methods (93% vs about 80%). Detection of afib was similar between ILR and t
December 24, 2015
With the successful linking of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) database, the authors studied the extent to which the STS database represents national activity in CABG. The number of centers represented increased from 45% in 2000 to 90% in 2012. The number of CABG patients represented increased
December 23, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, Arie Blitz, CTSNet Deputy Editor, presents his choices for the most interesting content of 2015.
December 22, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, Joel Dunning, CTSNet Co-Editor, presents his choices for the most interesting content of 2015.