2020
Robotic 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
2016
Resection is safe for patients with stage IIIA NSCLC undergoing multimodality therapy
Lushaj E, Julliard W, Bretl T, Badami A, Macke R, Blasberg J, Maloney J. Resection is safe for patients with stage IIIA NSCLC undergoing multimodality therapy. Cancer Treatment And Research Communications 2016, 5: 22-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrc.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStage IIIA patientsIIIA patientsStage IStage IIMultimodality therapySurvival rateMedian hospital lengthOverall survival rateResults Mean ageCell lung cancerPost-treatment survivalInitial therapyAdvanced diseaseHospital lengthNeoadjuvant radiationPerioperative morbidityPulmonary resectionThoracoscopic surgeryOptimal therapySurgical intervention
2010
Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall
Blasberg JD, Donington JS. Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2010, 20: 487-494. PMID: 20974432, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation injuryChest wallSternoclavicular joint infectionChest wall infectionSoft tissue necrosisChest wall resectionPrinciples of treatmentSoft tissue coverageChest wall integrityPulmonary functionClinical presentationWide resectionInjury accountsJoint infectionSurgical interventionWall resectionRisk factorsDevitalized tissueTissue coverageOverall healthTissue necrosisResectionInfectionSkeletal reconstructionMalignancyChapter 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