2019
Medical and Surgical Management of Empyema
Godfrey M, Bramley K, Detterbeck F. Medical and Surgical Management of Empyema. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 361-374. PMID: 31525811, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1694699.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVideo-assisted thoracic surgeryChest tube drainageCommon clinical problemIntrapleural fibrinolyticsSurgical decorticationMost patientsTube drainageClinical courseSurgical managementTherapeutic optionsThoracic surgeryPresent cliniciansPleural spaceClinical problemDisease processEarly interventionCulture resultsEarly drainagePhysiologic impactEmpyemaMultidisciplinary collaborationClear benefitCliniciansAntibioticsIntervention
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
2014
Fewer complications result from a video-assisted approach to anatomic resection of clinical stage I lung cancer
Boffa DJ, Dhamija A, Kosinski AS, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Mitchell JD, Onaitis MW, Paul S. Fewer complications result from a video-assisted approach to anatomic resection of clinical stage I lung cancer. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 148: 637-643. PMID: 24529729, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.12.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPneumonectomyPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedThoracotomyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsStage I lung cancerClinical stage I lung cancerI lung cancerThoracic Surgeons databaseAnatomic resectionLung cancerSurgeons databaseStage I primary lung cancerVideo-assisted thoracic surgery approachEarly-stage lung cancerMore pulmonary complicationsClinical stage ILung cancer resectionPrimary lung cancerMorbidity of patientsThoracic surgery approachStage lung cancerStandard of careMorbidity of thoracotomyVideo-assisted approachLower mortality rateOverall complicationsPulmonary complicationsThoracotomy groupVATS cohort
2013
Lethality of Cardiovascular Events Highlights the Variable Impact of Complication Type Between Thoracoscopic and Open Pulmonary Lobectomies
Law TD, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Park HS, Kim AW. Lethality of Cardiovascular Events Highlights the Variable Impact of Complication Type Between Thoracoscopic and Open Pulmonary Lobectomies. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 97: 993-999. PMID: 24370204, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen cohortNumber of complicationsVATS cohortComplication typePulmonary lobectomyUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseICD-9-CM codesOpen pulmonary lobectomyOpen thoracotomy approachPrimary lung malignancyPrimary lung cancerClinical Modification codesLogistic regression modelingGastrointestinal complicationsCardiovascular complicationsCardiovascular eventsPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsThoracotomy approachLung malignancyOpen lobectomyVATS lobectomyLung cancer
2011
Impact of Hospital Volume of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Primary Lung Cancer Outcomes
Park HS, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Impact of Hospital Volume of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Primary Lung Cancer Outcomes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2011, 93: 372-379. PMID: 21945225, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lung cancer patientsLung cancer patientsShorter LOSMultivariable analysisMedian LOSHospital volumeIndependent predictorsPulmonary lobectomyOpen lobectomyCancer patientsVAT volumeUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomyHospital operative volumeShorter median LOSLung cancer outcomesPrimary lung cancerHigher hospital volumeShort-term outcomesThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyDiseases procedure codesTotal complicationsHospital lengthHospital morbidityVATS patients
2005
Efficacy of Methods of Intercostal Nerve Blockade for Pain Relief After Thoracotomy
Detterbeck FC. Efficacy of Methods of Intercostal Nerve Blockade for Pain Relief After Thoracotomy. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2005, 80: 1550-1559. PMID: 16181921, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercostal nerve blockadePain reliefNerve blockadePostthoracotomy pain reliefIntercostal nerve blockExtrapleural infusionRandomized studyIntercostal blockadeInterpleural catheterNerve blockContinuous infusionLocal anestheticsSubpleural spaceSystematic reviewBlockadeCatheterInfusionNarcoticsReliefEfficacy of methodsThoracotomyCryoanalgesiaAnesthetics
2003
Changes in the treatment of Pancoast tumors
Detterbeck FC. Changes in the treatment of Pancoast tumors. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2003, 75: 1990-1997. PMID: 12822662, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00134-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research