2009
Postoperative care after pulmonary resection: postanesthesia care unit versus intensive care unit
Pedoto A, Heerdt PM. Postoperative care after pulmonary resection: postanesthesia care unit versus intensive care unit. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2009, 22: 50. PMID: 19295292, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32831d7b25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayElective lung resectionPostanesthesia care unitLung resectionCare unitPostoperative careElective ICU admissionSevere postoperative complicationsHigh-risk patientsImmediate postoperative careNoncardiac thoracic surgeryIntensive care unitPerioperative patient careComplex surgical casesPostoperative areaICU admissionPostoperative complicationsPulmonary resectionPreoperative evaluationAnesthetic techniqueOptimal careLung cancerThoracic surgeryHospital costsSurgical cases
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