In this month’s episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Thomas D'Amico about VATS lobectomy.
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Lung
March 20, 2025
This meta-analysis compares different lung volume reduction techniques for patients with severe emphysema.
March 20, 2025
This randomized crossover trial evaluated whether combining needle aspiration and forceps biopsy improves diagnostic yield compared to using a single device alone during electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) for peripheral pulmonary lesions. A total of 142 participants underwent both biopsy methods sequentially under moderate sedation.
March 13, 2025
This study compared the effects and complications of prone positioning (PP) in obese vs non-obese patients with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome after cardiothoracic surgery.
March 13, 2025
This study investigates the impact of tumor spread through air spaces (STAS) on surgical outcomes for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In a retrospective analysis of 785 patients, 19.2 percent were found to have STAS-positive NSCLC.
March 6, 2025
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and low-dose computed tomography screening can reduce mortality for high-risk individuals.
February 20, 2025
This retrospective single-center study evaluates the outcomes of isolated single lung transplants (SLT) (one usable, one declined lung) compared to split SLTs (both lungs are used for different recipients). Approximately 80 percent of lung transplants are bilateral, leading to a paucity of literature on isolated SLT outcomes.
February 20, 2025
This group presents a standardized, step-by-step technique for robotic-assisted lung transplantation. The authors describe port placement strategies, dissection techniques, and sequential anastomosis to optimize surgical precision while minimizing trauma.
February 20, 2025
This video demonstrates the case of a 49-year-old female patient who presented with recurrent pneumonia over the past year with no previous history of lung infections and was diagnosed with intralobar sequestration.
February 13, 2025
This study explores how disparities between actual and predicted total lung capacity (TLC) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) affect lung function parameters and long-term outcomes after lung transplantation. A total of 170 ILD patients who underwent lung transplantation between 2011 and 2022 were included.