2024
Essential right heart physiology for the perioperative practitioner POQI IX: current perspectives on the right heart in the perioperative period
McEvoy M, Heerdt P, Morton V, Bartz R, Miller T. Essential right heart physiology for the perioperative practitioner POQI IX: current perspectives on the right heart in the perioperative period. Perioperative Medicine 2024, 13: 27. PMID: 38594738, PMCID: PMC11003027, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-024-00378-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight heart physiologyPerioperative Quality InitiativePerioperative periodRight heartRight ventricular (RV) dysfunctionHeart physiologyRight-sided heart functionRight heart anatomyRight heart diseasePrevent subsequent morbidityRV dysfunctionPerioperative morbidityChronic health issuesHeart functionHeart diseasePerioperative careHeart anatomyPerioperative cliniciansMorbidityPatientsHealth issuesDysfunctionQuality Initiative
2019
Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Castillo M, Port J, Heerdt P. Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly. 2019, 535-544. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00859-8_32.ChaptersVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStress of surgeryElderly patientsSurgical resectionThoracic surgeryBetter postoperative pulmonary functionPreoperative health statusPostoperative pulmonary functionNumber of comorbiditiesCareful preoperative assessmentDecreased physiologic reserveInvasive surgical techniquesAdvanced age resultsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative painSurgical populationPhysiologic reservePulmonary functionThoracoscopic surgeryPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentTumor stageEsophageal cancerAdvanced agePhysiologic changes
2011
Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Castillo M, Port J, Heerdt P. Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly. 2011, 367-376. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0184-2_25.ChaptersVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStress of surgeryElderly patientsSurgical resectionThoracic surgeryBetter postoperative pulmonary functionPreoperative health statusPostoperative pulmonary functionCareful preoperative assessmentDecreased physiologic reserveInvasive surgical techniquesAdvanced age resultsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative painSurgical populationPhysiologic reservePulmonary functionThoracoscopic surgeryPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentTumor stageEsophageal cancerAdvanced agePhysiologic changesSurgical technique
2009
The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly
Heerdt PM, Park BJ. The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2009, 19: 345-351. PMID: 20066946, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElderly patientsLung cancerSurgical techniqueRisk/benefit relationshipPreoperative functional statusHealthy elderly patientsInvasive surgical techniquesNeoadjuvant therapyPerioperative morbidityPhysiologic reserveSurgical candidatesLung malignancyPerioperative stressConventional thoracotomyGeriatric patientsOncologic efficacyFunctional statusPopulation agesPatientsEmerging RoleCancerAgeTreatmentNormal processComorbidities
2008
The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly
Heerdt PM, Park BJ. The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly. Anesthesiology Clinics 2008, 26: 315-324. PMID: 18456216, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2008.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative morbidityEarly-stage lung cancerVideo-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomyLung cancer surgeryInvasive operative techniquesInvasive surgical techniquesElderly patientsPulmonary resectionSurgical therapyLung malignancyPreoperative interventionSurgical treatmentCancer surgeryConventional thoracotomyOncologic efficacyThoracoscopic lobectomyGeriatric populationLung cancerAdvanced ageSurgical techniqueOperative techniqueClear associationEmerging RoleGeneral agingMorbidity
2007
Pulmonary resection in the elderly
Castillo MD, Heerdt PM. Pulmonary resection in the elderly. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2007, 20: 4-9. PMID: 17211159, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32801271fa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly patientsLung resectionPulmonary resectionOncologic efficacyLung cancerSurgical techniquePreoperative functional statusHealthy elderly patientsLung cancer populationRisk-benefit relationshipInvasive surgical techniquesNeoadjuvant therapyPerioperative morbiditySurgical therapyPerioperative stressPreoperative interventionConventional thoracotomySurgical managementPalliative carePoor prognosisTumor stageCancer populationFunctional statusGeriatric populationPhysiological reserve