This systematic review by Udelsman and colleagues assesses the clinical successes and setbacks of the current methods of airway replacement. Twenty-one studies, focusing primarily on the clinical translation of circumferential or near circumferential tracheal substitutes, were included in the final assessment.
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The Number of Refusals for Donor Organ Quality Does Not Impact Heart Transplant Outcomes in Children
April 25, 2018
Rizwan and colleagues retrospectively reviewed data from the United Network for Organ Sharing database for pediatric donor hearts and transplants from 2000 to 2015.
April 16, 2018
In this systematic review, Drury and colleagues evaluated 333 randomized trials in pediatric cardiac surgery that comprised approximately 24,000 children. Most of the trials were early phase trials and recruited relatively few patients. The authors found that less than one third of the trials met basic quality requirements.
April 16, 2018
This video demonstrates a VATS resection of a congenital lobar emphysema in a young woman with spontaneous pneumothorax, and the author discusses the presence of osseous metaplasia of the lung.
April 11, 2018
Kolb and colleagues describe their experience with tracheal replacement in a 12-year-old child with severe tracheal stenosis, for whom other available treatments had failed.
April 4, 2018
The EJCTS and ICVTS are publishing a series of Statistical Primers to help clinicians perform and interpret research. In this article, Hickey and colleagues provide a practical introduction to repeated-measures analysis.
March 28, 2018
This video demonstrates pulmonary root translocation for dextro-transposition of the great arteries. This technique maintains the growth potential of the native pulmonary valve and avoids the need for a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit and for coronary handling.
March 24, 2018
This survey of general surgeons in the US who had a pregnancy during surgical training identified a number of challenges that may influence career satisfaction. These included inadequate scheduling support, lactation facilities, and mentoring. 30% of participants would advise a female medical student not to pursue a surgical career.
March 21, 2018
A brief, informative, and helpful article. It highlights alarming reports that 80% to 90% of "negative" randomized controlled trials in surgery are not adequately powered to reliably declare a negative outcome.
March 16, 2018
While there are many iconic textbooks on congenital cardiac surgery, an accessible introductory text has been sorely lacking. The author discusses why this innovative new e-book fills that significant void.