CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Josef Furak, president of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), about the new generation of cardiothoracic surgeons and the differences between the current and previous generations in the field.
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Emergency VATS Esophagectomy for T4 Esophageal Cancer With Massive Hematemesis in an Elderly Patient
October 29, 2024
This video demonstrates that emergency minimally invasive esophagectomy is a safe and feasible option for elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer and life-threatening bleeding.
October 25, 2024
At the Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Technologies International Society 2024 conference, Dr. Pietro Giorgio Malvindi delivered a presentation on minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) in ERAS.
October 24, 2024
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC Joel Dunning explores the value of working together. He discusses the importance of working not only with others in your own specialty but with teams outside your comfort zone. He also shares examples of these situations and explains how you can learn from them.
October 24, 2024
This article evaluates the effectiveness of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy (IC+Chemo) in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This large-scale study involved 1,092 patients from 11 medical centers and compared outcomes between those who received IC+Chemo and those who received chemotherapy alone.
October 24, 2024
This retrospective study compared outcomes for 90-day mortality and five-year overall survival estimates in patients who underwent lobectomy, segmentectomy, or wedge resection for stage c-IA lung carcinoma between 2016-2022.
October 24, 2024
A 37-year-old female athlete with severe pectus excavatum with hemodynamic repercussion underwent a successful surgical correction using the cross-bar technique and cryoanalgesia for pain management.
October 18, 2024
At the MiECTiS 2024 conference, leading surgeons delivered presentations on the penetration of MiECC. The leading surgeons include H. Jenni and Tatiana Averina.
October 18, 2024
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC Joel Dunning discusses the highlights of the 38th EACTS Annual Meeting and reviews several important presentations. He discusses the speeches from engineer Amy Kertok on the interdisciplinary intersection of medicine and technology, and the presidential speech delivered by Franca Melfi on perseverance.
October 10, 2024
This article provides a detailed overview of using composite outcomes in clinical trials, particularly in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. The main takeaways include the advantages of composite endpoints in increasing statistical power by combining multiple relevant outcomes, which can reduce sample size and improve trial feasibility.