2022
Association of Lymph Node Sampling and Clinical Volume in Lobectomy for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Udelsman BV, Chang DC, Boffa DJ, Gaissert HA. Association of Lymph Node Sampling and Clinical Volume in Lobectomy for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2022, 115: 166-173. PMID: 35752354, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansLung NeoplasmsLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyRetrospective StudiesThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-volume centersThoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery DatabaseGeneral Thoracic Surgery DatabaseMedium-volume centersLow-volume centersCell lung cancerThoracic Surgery DatabaseNodal harvestParticipant centersLymph nodesLung cancerSurgery DatabaseLymph node samplingMultivariable logistic regressionHigher center volumeLong-term survivalPotential quality metricElective lobectomyAdjuvant therapyNodal yieldGuideline adherencePrimary outcomeUnivariable analysisMultivariable analysis
2020
Consensus for Thoracoscopic Left Upper Lobectomy—Essential Components and Targets for Simulation
Bryan DS, Ferguson MK, Antonoff MB, Backhus LM, Birdas TJ, Blackmon SH, Boffa DJ, Chang AC, Chmielewski GW, Cooke DT, Donington JS, Gaissert HA, Hagen JA, Hofstetter WL, Kent MS, Kim KW, Krantz SB, Lin J, Martin LW, Meyerson SL, Mitchell JD, Molena D, Odell DD, Onaitis MW, Puri V, Putnam JB, Seder CW, Shrager JB, Soukiasian HJ, Stiles BM, Tong BC, Veeramachaneni NK. Consensus for Thoracoscopic Left Upper Lobectomy—Essential Components and Targets for Simulation. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 112: 436-442. PMID: 33127408, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.152.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The differential impact of preoperative comorbidity on perioperative outcomes following thoracoscopic and open lobectomies
Jawitz OK, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Kim AW. The differential impact of preoperative comorbidity on perioperative outcomes following thoracoscopic and open lobectomies. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2016, 51: 169-174. PMID: 27458143, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleOpen lobectomyPostoperative lengthVATS lobectomyLobectomy patientsVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomyBenign lung conditionsOpen lobectomy patientsPerioperative pulmonary complicationsVATS lobectomy patientsNumber of comorbiditiesNon-elective admissionsCell lung cancerMultivariable logistic regressionThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyStandard of careUtilization Project databasePreoperative patient comorbiditiesCumulative incidence modelsLogistic regression modellingHospital mortalityPreoperative comorbiditiesPulmonary complicationsGreater comorbidityPerioperative outcomes