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
2011
An analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis of the perioperative mortality after neoadjuvant therapy and pneumonectomy for non–small cell lung cancer
Kim AW, Boffa DJ, Wang Z, Detterbeck FC. An analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis of the perioperative mortality after neoadjuvant therapy and pneumonectomy for non–small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2011, 143: 55-63. PMID: 22056364, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyPerioperative mortalityRight pneumonectomyLeft pneumonectomyNon-small cell lung cancerCumulative mortalityCell lung cancerSystematic PubMed searchFixed-effects modelPulmonary complicationsLung cancerCommon causePneumonectomyMortality differencesPubMed searchMortality figuresSystematic reviewMortalityTherapyOriginal articlesSearch strategyComplicationsCancerStudy
2010
Transient Brachial Plexus Palsy: An Unusual Complication of Paravertebral Infusion of Local Anesthetic
D'Souza D, Sondergaard K, Detterbeck FC. Transient Brachial Plexus Palsy: An Unusual Complication of Paravertebral Infusion of Local Anesthetic. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 90: e75-e76. PMID: 20971226, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.07.071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research