2020
Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Schwartz G, Sancheti M, Blasberg J. Robotic Thoracic Surgery. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2020, 100: 237-248. PMID: 32169178, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic surgical interventionRobotic thoracic surgeryLung resectionMediastinal tumorMajor anatomic structuresSurgical managementSurgical interventionThoracic incisionMeticulous dissectionThoracic surgeryImproved outcomesPathologic conditionsRobotic approachAnatomic regionsInvasive surgeryBenefits translateAnatomic structuresSurgeryDissectionOutcomesMorbidityResectionPatientsTumorsChest
2018
Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW, Blasberg JD. Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1469-1475. PMID: 29501644, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostdischarge venous thromboembolismVenous thromboembolismHospital dischargeOperative timeRisk factorsPostdischarge prophylaxisVTE eventsMultivariable analysisLung cancerNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseExtended VTE prophylaxisLung cancer resectionImprovement Program databaseShorter operative timeLengthy resectionsVTE prophylaxisAnatomic resectionClinical characteristicsInvasive resectionLung resectionOlder patientsOpen resectionCancer resectionIndependent predictors
2017
Validating the Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index Following Lung Resection
Thomas DC, Blasberg JD, Arnold BN, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Validating the Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index Following Lung Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 389-394. PMID: 28499655, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional cardiac evaluationIschemic heart diseaseLarger multi-institutional datasetsCardiac complicationsLung resectionRenal comorbiditiesCardiac evaluationCerebrovascular diseaseHeart diseaseRisk factorsMulti-institutional datasetSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetCardiac complication ratesMajor cardiac complicationsPreoperative risk factorsUnderwent pneumonectomyCardiac indexComplication ratePrimary outcomeRisk classesMalignant diseaseOpen procedureAmerican CollegeHigh risk
2010
Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Blasberg JD, Belsley SJ, Schwartz GS, Evans A, Wernick I, Ashton RC, Bhora FY, Connery CP. Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 360-367. PMID: 20103299, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPositron-Emission TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRoboticsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerPlanning target volumeSublobar resectionLung cancerPrescription doseStage IA non-small cell lung cancerTarget volumeT1 non-small cell lung cancerSublobar lung resectionPatients 5 yearsSite of recurrenceIncidence of recurrenceComputed tomography scanBrachytherapy seed placementDa Vinci systemConventional lobectomyPerioperative mortalityLocoregional recurrenceLung resectionSelect patientsLimited resectionResection marginsTumor size