2018
Defining the learning curve in robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Bhatnagar V, Blasberg JD, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Defining the learning curve in robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Surgery 2018, 165: 450-454. PMID: 30061043, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayRobot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomyChest tube durationThoracoscopic lobectomyPostoperative complicationsTube durationBlood lossLearning curveSignificant differencesCumulative sum analysisPhase 1Complication ratePatient demographicsPulmonary lobectomySingle institutionLobectomyRATS lobectomySafe approachStayCase 1Cases 23Operating timeComorbiditiesComplicationsFurther studies
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
2013
Pulmonary resections following prior definitive chemoradiation therapy are associated with acceptable survival
Kuzmik GA, Detterbeck FC, Decker RH, Boffa DJ, Wang Z, Oliva IB, Kim AW. Pulmonary resections following prior definitive chemoradiation therapy are associated with acceptable survival. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2013, 44: e66-e70. PMID: 23557918, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefinitive chemoradiation therapySalvage lung resectionChemoradiation therapyLung resectionPostoperative survivalCurative-intent chemoradiation therapyMultivariate Cox proportional modelMedian disease-free intervalLung cancer resectionRecurrent lung cancerDisease-free intervalCox proportional modelsLung cancer recurrenceDefinitive chemoradiationPerioperative deathsSalvage resectionComplication ratePulmonary resectionCancer resectionDefinitive treatmentImproved survivalLung cancerCancer stageMedical recordsCancer recurrence