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The authors tested the hypothesis that induction therapy improves survival in patients undergoing resection for clinical N1 disease using information from the National Cancer Data Base.  10% of over 5,000 pts were treated with induction therapy.  They were 2:1 propensity matched with patients undergoing the traditional surgery first strategy.  Among

Using a Taiwanese national database, the authors evaluated long-term survival after VATS vs open lobectomy for lung cancer using propensity matching and multvariate analyses.  Among 5,222 patients, 2,164 (41%) had a VATS approach.  Propensity matching yielded 1848 patients in each group.  5-year survival was similar for the VATS and open groups (68.7

This randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of postoperative metoprolol or losartan in preventing atrial fibrillation in patients with elevated N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide who were undergoing lung resection for cancer.  Among candidates, 29% (320) of patients had elevated NT-proBNP and were randomized.  Both metoprolol and losartan redu

The authors, using 2 groups of patients, 32 ECMO and 53 non-ECMO, both with a diagnosis of ARDS, describe the two groups' severity of illness, medication regimen and use or nonuse of ECMO therapy.