2024
Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery
Hameed I, Amabile A, Candelario K, Khan S, Li E, Fereydooni S, Almeida M, Latif N, Ahmed A, Dhanasopon A, Krane M, Blasberg J, Geirsson A. Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2024, 18: 41. PMID: 38231324, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01794-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic surgeryAmount of contentConfidence intervalsOnline informationReadability of online resourcesOnline health informationSystematic online searchPerioperative informationCardiothoracic surgeonsOnline health resourcesAcademic websitesSurgeryPatientsReadability of websitesThoracicMultivariate regressionHigher accuracyWebsite accuracyPatient useHealth informationReadabilityWebsitesAccuracyAssociated with higher accuracyIndependent panel
2021
A Lower Tidal Volume Regimen during One-lung Ventilation for Lung Resection Surgery Is Not Associated with Reduced Postoperative Pulmonary Complications.
Colquhoun DA, Leis AM, Shanks AM, Mathis MR, Naik BI, Durieux ME, Kheterpal S, Pace NL, Popescu WM, Schonberger RB, Kozower BD, Walters DM, Blasberg JD, Chang AC, Aziz MF, Harukuni I, Tieu BH, Blank RS. A Lower Tidal Volume Regimen during One-lung Ventilation for Lung Resection Surgery Is Not Associated with Reduced Postoperative Pulmonary Complications. Anesthesiology 2021, 134: 562-576. PMID: 33635945, PMCID: PMC8274370, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000003729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive end-expiratory pressureOne-lung ventilationPostoperative pulmonary complicationsEnd-expiratory pressurePulmonary complicationsProtective ventilationTidal volumeThoracic surgeryMajor postoperative pulmonary complicationsVentilation regimenLung resection surgeryRetrospective observational analysisThoracic Surgeons databaseMedian tidal volumeLung resection proceduresUnmatched cohortMajor surgeryPrimary outcomeResection surgerySurgeons databaseIndependent associationResection proceduresDecreased oddsIntraoperative dataComplications
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
2019
Big data, big contributions: outcomes research in thoracic surgery
Resio BJ, Dhanasopon AP, Blasberg JD. Big data, big contributions: outcomes research in thoracic surgery. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2019, 11: s566-s573. PMID: 31032075, PMCID: PMC6465425, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.04.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
When good operations go bad: The additive effect of comorbidity and postoperative complications on readmission after pulmonary lobectomy
Jean RA, Chiu AS, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Kim AW. When good operations go bad: The additive effect of comorbidity and postoperative complications on readmission after pulmonary lobectomy. Surgery 2018, 164: 294-299. PMID: 29801731, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative complicationsReadmission ratesPulmonary lobectomyAdditional comorbiditiesThoracic surgeryCause readmission rateDays of dischargeNationwide Readmissions DatabaseNumber of comorbiditiesRisk of readmissionMajor thoracic surgeryProbability of readmissionLow risk profileHealth care deliveryHospital factorsHospital readmissionLow comorbidityElixhauser comorbiditiesThoracic lobectomyLung cancerPrimary diagnosisChronic diseasesHigh burdenMean changeValue-based reimbursement
2012
Surgical Considerations in Tracheal and Carinal Resection
Blasberg JD, Wright CD. Surgical Considerations in Tracheal and Carinal Resection. Seminars In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2012, 16: 190-195. PMID: 22743220, DOI: 10.1177/1089253212450342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarinal resectionSurgical considerationsMalignant lesionsCareful patient selectionCuffed endotracheal tubeAirway continuityAirway injuryLocalized cancerSurgical resectionPatient selectionMain bronchusThoracic surgeryEndotracheal tubeThoracic surgeonsTracheal surgeryAnesthesia teamResectionReconstructive effortsOperative planningTracheal reconstructionRadial involvementSpecialized teamSurgeryLesionsCarina