2020
Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery
Papageorge MV, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Canavan M, Pathak R, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Hoag JR, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2020, 4: pkaa059-. PMID: 33134834, PMCID: PMC7583163, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex cancer surgeryCMS star ratingsCancer surgerySafe hospitalReassignment of patientsMedicare Provider AnalysisYears of ageHospital mortalitySurgical outcomesSurgical careMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsSurgeryHospitalHospital qualityReview filesMedicaid ServicesMortalityOnly modest impactOutcomesStar ratingsModest impactYearsRobotic Thoracic Surgery
Schwartz G, Sancheti M, Blasberg J. Robotic Thoracic Surgery. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2020, 100: 237-248. PMID: 32169178, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic surgical interventionRobotic thoracic surgeryLung resectionMediastinal tumorMajor anatomic structuresSurgical managementSurgical interventionThoracic incisionMeticulous dissectionThoracic surgeryImproved outcomesPathologic conditionsRobotic approachAnatomic regionsInvasive surgeryBenefits translateAnatomic structuresSurgeryDissectionOutcomesMorbidityResectionPatientsTumorsChest
2018
Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Narayan R, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1052-1062.e15. PMID: 29574177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseRobotic lobectomyLung cancerCancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched analysisThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyExperienced hospitalsOverall conversion ratePerioperative morbidityPrimary outcomePatient selectionAttendant sequelaeOpen procedureLobectomyAssisted LobectomyHigh mortalityHospitalPatientsMortalityIndividual hospitalsRate of conversionSignificant differencesYears of experienceOutcomes
2011
The role of gender in coronary surgery
Blasberg JD, Schwartz GS, Balaram SK. The role of gender in coronary surgery. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2011, 40: 715-721. PMID: 21349733, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryProcess of careGender-specific riskGender-specific healthGraft surgeryOperative mortalityCoronary surgeryPatient genderPatient outcomesOutcome dataSurgical practiceRisk profileSurgeryOutcomesGenderCABGMortalityCare
2010
Chapter 18 The Role of Sex and Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Balaram S, Blasberg J. Chapter 18 The Role of Sex and Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2010, 200-212. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374271-1.00018-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk factorsCardiothoracic surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCoronary artery atherosclerosisSex differencesPostoperative mortalityArtery atherosclerosisBypass patientsBypass surgeryCoronary surgeryPoor outcomeSurgical interventionSurgical outcomesSurgical dataNational registryRevascularization studiesCardiac diseaseHormonal factorsRole of sexNumber of womenSurgeryConsistent findingWomenOutcomes