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Thoracic
April 16, 2021
April 15, 2021
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' most recent Practice Survey was executed in the fall of 2019, the results of which were discussed at their 2020 annual meeting. Women in Thoracic Surgery, in conjunction with STS, reviewed those results, with a focus on female respondents. Women remain a significantly small subset of the cardiothoracic workforce.
April 14, 2021
This video demonstrates how near infra-red imaging technology can be used to enhance visualization of anatomical lung segments for segmentectomy.
April 9, 2021
Patients who undergo eTCPC and ieTCPC appear to have excellent clinical outcomes, suggesting that ieTCPC may be a good option for TCPC cases with anatomical complexity.
April 9, 2021
This investigation studied the effectiveness of methylene blue (MB) for vasoplegia in LVAD recipients and found that clinical outcomes did not improve after LVAD implantation.
April 7, 2021
In this video, we present a patient with a recurrent paraesophageal hernia who underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic re-do paraesophageal hernia repair with Nissen fundoplication.
April 2, 2021
This video demonstrates robotic assisted resection of intralobar pulmonary sequestration with the aid of indocyanine green dye and near infrared imaging.
April 2, 2021
This study analyzes the medication Ketorolac when used for acute kidney injury or bleeding after surgery.
March 25, 2021
The objective of this video is to present the case of a successful tracheobronchoplasty performed in an adult patient with a membranous tracheobronchomalacia.
March 25, 2021
This study analyzes surgery versus chemoradiation for esophageal cancer in older patients.