Pulmonology - Surgery/Trauma News & Articles

21 Initial experience with video-assisted thoracoscopic bronchoplasty European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

22 Is lobectomy really more effective than sublobar resection in the surgical treatment of second primary lung cancer? European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 14, 2013    Clinical Article

23 Lung Incarceration After Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 14, 2013

24 Empyema Thoracis Due to Intrapleural Migration of Retained Vascular Catheter Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 14, 2013

25 Orthostatic intolerance during early mobilization following video-assisted thoracic surgery Journal of Anesthesia, May 14, 2013    Clinical Article

26 Acute Lung Injury in Children—Kids Really Aren’t Just “Little Adults” Pediatric Critical Care, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

27 The distance between the carina and the distal margin of the right upper lobe orifice measured by computerised tomography as a guide to right-sided double-lumen endobronchial tube use Anaesthesia, May 10, 2013    Clinical Article

28 Recurrence of mediastinal node cancer after lobe-specific systematic nodal dissection for non-small-cell lung cancer European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 9, 2013    Review Article

29 Development of a patient-centered aggregate score to predict survival after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

30 Bronchoscopic Blood Patch for Treatment of Persistent Alveolar-Pleural Fistula Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, May 8, 2013

31 Transbronchoscopic Oxygen Insufflation-induced Barotrauma During Endobronchial Silicon Spigot Removal Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, May 8, 2013

32 Adenovirus-delivered angiopoietin-1 treatment for phosgene-induced acute lung injury Inhalation Toxicology, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

33 Association between C-reactive protein levels and outcome in acute lung injury in children European Journal of Pediatrics, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

34 CPAP therapy prevents increase in blood pressure after upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea Sleep and Breathing, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

35 New Computerized Indices for Quantitative Evaluation of Depression and Asymmetry in Patients With Chest Wall Deformities Artificial Organs, May 6, 2013    Review Article

36 Fatal Case of Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema After Open Surgical Tracheostomy Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, May 6, 2013

37 Pulmonary Natural Killer T Cells Play an Essential Role in Mediating Hyperoxic Acute Lung Injury American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, May 3, 2013    Review Article

38 Survival After Extended Resection for Mediastinal Advanced Lung Cancer: Lessons Learned on 167 Consecutive Cases Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 2, 2013    Review Article

39 True Negative Predictive Value of Endobronchial Ultrasound in Lung Cancer: Are We Being Conservative Enough? Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 2, 2013    Review Article

40 Adenosine A₃ Receptor Activation Attenuates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 2, 2013    Review Article

1 Contemporary Ventilator Management in Patients With and at Risk of ALI/ARDS Respiratory Care, April 8, 2013    Free full text

2 Low-dose Spinal Morphine for Post-thoracotomy Pain: A Prospective Randomized Study Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 2, 2013

3 Transoral robotic surgery for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome The Laryngoscope, April 10, 2013    Review Article

4 Comparison between lumbar and thoracic epidural morphine for severe isolated blunt chest wall trauma: a randomized open-label trial Journal of Anesthesia, June 11, 2012

5 Prognostic Significance of Vascular and Lymphatic Emboli in Resected Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 4, 2013    Review Article

6 Noninvasive ventilation in chest trauma: systematic review and meta-analysis Intensive Care Medicine, April 11, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

7 Broncho-vascular fistulas from self-expanding metallic stents: A retrospective case review Annals of Thoracic Medicine, April 1, 2013    Free full text

8 Effect of Acute Lung Injury on VLA-4 and CXCR4 Expression in Resident and Circulating Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells Respiration, October 1, 2012

9 Perioperative management of tracheobronchial injury following blunt trauma Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, April 4, 2013    Free full text

10 Thymic neoplasm: a rare disease with a complex clinical presentation Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 17, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

11 Health-related quality of life after surgical treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review Lung Cancer, April 11, 2013

12 Early Respiratory Therapy Reduces Postoperative Atelectasis in Children Undergoing Lung Resection Respiratory Care, April 29, 2013    Free full text

13 Effectiveness of incentive spirometry in patients following thoracotomy and lung resection including those at high risk for developing pulmonary complications Thorax, March 7, 2013

14 Perioperative Management of Patients on Clopidogrel (Plavix) Undergoing Major Lung Resection Annals of Thoracic Surgery, December 2, 2011    Free full text

15 Pleural Effusion in Patients With Acute Lung Injury: A CT Scan Study Critical Care Medicine, March 28, 2013

16 Management Plan to Reduce Risks in Perioperative Care of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Averts the Need for Presurgical Polysomnography Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, April 19, 2013    Free full text

17 The current position of surgical lung biopsy in the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Respiratory Research, April 16, 2013    Free full text    Review Article