Defining the learning curve in robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Bhatnagar V, Blasberg JD, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Defining the learning curve in robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Surgery 2018, 165: 450-454. PMID: 30061043, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayRobot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomyChest tube durationThoracoscopic lobectomyPostoperative complicationsTube durationBlood lossLearning curveSignificant differencesCumulative sum analysisPhase 1Complication ratePatient demographicsPulmonary lobectomySingle institutionLobectomyRATS lobectomySafe approachStayCase 1Cases 23Operating timeComorbiditiesComplicationsFurther studiesTiming and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW, Blasberg JD. Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1469-1475. PMID: 29501644, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostdischarge venous thromboembolismVenous thromboembolismHospital dischargeOperative timeRisk factorsPostdischarge prophylaxisVTE eventsMultivariable analysisLung cancerNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseExtended VTE prophylaxisLung cancer resectionImprovement Program databaseShorter operative timeLengthy resectionsVTE prophylaxisAnatomic resectionClinical characteristicsInvasive resectionLung resectionOlder patientsOpen resectionCancer resectionIndependent predictors