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
2009
Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy debate: the pro argument
Detterbeck F. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy debate: the pro argument. Thoracic Surgical Science 2009, 6: doc04. PMID: 21289905, PMCID: PMC3011293, DOI: 10.3205/tss000018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVATS lobectomyLung cancerLarge randomized trialsConfidence intervalsRate of deathAbility of patientsLong-term survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyForrest plotsMajor bleedingMinor endpointsPulmonary complicationsPostoperative painBlood transfusionOperative timeRandomized trialsLess painMediastinal stagingOpen lobectomyFunctional outcomeTumor stageNodal stationsClinical trialsOdds ratioLobectomy