2020
Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic
Boffa DJ, Judson BL, Billingsley KG, Del Rossi E, Hindinger K, Walters S, Ermer T, Ratner E, Mitchell MR, Laurans MS, Johnson DC, Yoo PS, Morton JM, Zurich HB, Davis K, Ahuja N. Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: e316-e320. PMID: 33086321, PMCID: PMC7668334, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infectionSurgical pathwayCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemicCommon surgical indicationsUrgent cancer treatmentOutcomes of patientsCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 testingCOVID-19 positive peoplePathway patientsPostoperative periodTimely surgeryHospital admissionMedian ageSurgical indicationsUrgent operationMedian lengthCancer patientsGenitourinary tractEmergency roomBACKGROUND DATASurgical proceduresPatient status
2014
Experience with Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomies at a Single Institution
Kim A, Fonseca A, Boffa D, Detterbeck F. Experience with Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomies at a Single Institution. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2014, 9: 82-86. DOI: 10.1177/155698451400900202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVideo-assisted thoracoscopic pneumonectomyThoracoscopic pneumonectomyLung cancerExperienced thoracoscopic surgeonsMetastatic esophageal cancerPrimary lung cancerSingle institution experienceDistant disease recurrenceMultidisciplinary tumor boardKaplan-Meier survivalCompletion pneumonectomyLesser resectionsR0 resectionClinical stagingDisease recurrencePathologic stagingPatient selectionSleeve resectionAtrial fibrillationBronchopleural fistulaClinical parametersComplication profileMedian lengthPreoperative selectionSingle institution