2021
Pretreatment Invasive Nodal Staging in Lung Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Academic and Community Physicians
Henderson LM, Farjah F, Detterbeck F, Smith RA, Silvestri GA, Rivera MP. Pretreatment Invasive Nodal Staging in Lung Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Academic and Community Physicians. CHEST Journal 2021, 161: 826-832. PMID: 34801593, PMCID: PMC9069181, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive nodalGuideline adherenceGuideline recommendationsNodal stagingTreatment decisionsThoracic surgeonsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerBetter patient outcomesAppropriate treatment decisionsLung cancer knowledgeLack of evidenceChest PhysiciansTreatment delayCancer knowledgeLung cancerPatient anxietyPatient outcomesCommunity physiciansAmerican CollegeMost physiciansInsufficient evidenceRoutine practiceWeb-based surveyMultilevel interventions
2016
A model for predicting prolonged length of stay in patients undergoing anatomical lung resection: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database study
DeLuzio MR, Keshava HB, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. A model for predicting prolonged length of stay in patients undergoing anatomical lung resection: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database study. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular And Thoracic Surgery 2016, 23: 208-215. PMID: 27073262, DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomical lung resectionProlonged lengthLung resectionRisk factorsRisk stratificationNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program database studyAnatomical pulmonary resectionBetter risk stratificationOverall patient outcomesHigh-risk populationLength of stayExternal validation groupLogistic regression analysisPostoperative complicationsPostoperative variablesPulmonary resectionNSQIP databaseComparison of receiverPatient outcomesDatabase studyResectionPatientsStayValidation groupScoring system
2004
Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 3 Emerging Applications of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Management of Patients With Lung Cancer
Detterbeck FC, Vansteenkiste JF, Morris DE, Dooms CA, Khandani AH, Socinski MA. Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 3 Emerging Applications of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Management of Patients With Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2004, 126: 1656-1666. PMID: 15539740, DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of patientsLung cancerPET imagingCycles of chemotherapyCompletion of treatmentPossible lung cancerIntensity of uptakePositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyFurther technologic improvementsInduction therapyPatient outcomesBiological aggressivenessPatientsEmission tomographyTechnologic improvementsTomography imagingStaging approachRadiotherapy treatment fieldCancerTreatment fieldImagingTreatmentPET images