2024
Essential right heart physiology for the perioperative practitioner POQI IX: current perspectives on the right heart in the perioperative period
McEvoy M, Heerdt P, Morton V, Bartz R, Miller T. Essential right heart physiology for the perioperative practitioner POQI IX: current perspectives on the right heart in the perioperative period. Perioperative Medicine 2024, 13: 27. PMID: 38594738, PMCID: PMC11003027, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-024-00378-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight heart physiologyPerioperative Quality InitiativePerioperative periodRight heartRight ventricular (RV) dysfunctionHeart physiologyRight-sided heart functionRight heart anatomyRight heart diseasePrevent subsequent morbidityRV dysfunctionPerioperative morbidityChronic health issuesHeart functionHeart diseasePerioperative careHeart anatomyPerioperative cliniciansMorbidityPatientsHealth issuesDysfunctionQuality Initiative
2008
The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly
Heerdt PM, Park BJ. The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly. Anesthesiology Clinics 2008, 26: 315-324. PMID: 18456216, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2008.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative morbidityEarly-stage lung cancerVideo-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomyLung cancer surgeryInvasive operative techniquesInvasive surgical techniquesElderly patientsPulmonary resectionSurgical therapyLung malignancyPreoperative interventionSurgical treatmentCancer surgeryConventional thoracotomyOncologic efficacyThoracoscopic lobectomyGeriatric populationLung cancerAdvanced ageSurgical techniqueOperative techniqueClear associationEmerging RoleGeneral agingMorbidity