2016
Video-assisted thoracic surgery and open chest surgery in lung cancer treatment: present and future
Detterbeck F, Molins L. Video-assisted thoracic surgery and open chest surgery in lung cancer treatment: present and future. Journal Of Visualized Surgery 2016, 2: 173-173. PMID: 29078558, PMCID: PMC5637756, DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2016.11.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVideo-assisted thoracic surgeryThoracic surgerySimilar long-term survivalEarly-stage lung cancerShorter hospital stayStage lung cancerLung cancer treatmentOpen chest surgeryLong-term survivalHospital staySurgical resectionOpen surgerySurgical approachLung cancerOpen techniqueChest surgeryEffective treatmentLimited incisionTerm survivalSurgeryOpen approachParticular tumorCancer treatmentTreatmentResection
2013
Minimally invasive oesophagectomy more expensive than open despite shorter length of stay†
Dhamija A, Dhamija A, Hancock J, McCloskey B, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Minimally invasive oesophagectomy more expensive than open despite shorter length of stay†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2013, 45: 904-909. PMID: 24092502, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen transthoracicInvasive oesophagectomyOesophageal cancerHigher surgical expenseShorter hospital stayDay of surgeryTotal hospital costsGreater overall costsMIO groupMIO patientsSurgical expensesHospital stayOperative mortalityEntire hospitalizationTranshiatal approachInpatient hospitalizationHealth care economyOpen groupHospital costsShorter lengthInvasive approachTheatre costsBaseline statusInvasive proceduresMedian cost