2017
Validating the Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index Following Lung Resection
Thomas DC, Blasberg JD, Arnold BN, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Validating the Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index Following Lung Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 389-394. PMID: 28499655, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional cardiac evaluationIschemic heart diseaseLarger multi-institutional datasetsCardiac complicationsLung resectionRenal comorbiditiesCardiac evaluationCerebrovascular diseaseHeart diseaseRisk factorsMulti-institutional datasetSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetCardiac complication ratesMajor cardiac complicationsPreoperative risk factorsUnderwent pneumonectomyCardiac indexComplication ratePrimary outcomeRisk classesMalignant diseaseOpen procedureAmerican CollegeHigh risk
2004
Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 1 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules or Masses
Detterbeck FC, Falen S, Rivera MP, Halle JS, Socinski MA. Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 1 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules or Masses. CHEST Journal 2004, 125: 2294-2299. PMID: 15189954, DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.2294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyLung cancerPulmonary nodulesEmission tomographyTypical carcinoid tumorEvaluation of symptomsIntermediate riskCarcinoid tumorsPulmonary lesionsBronchioloalveolar carcinomaRisk factorsHigh riskRadiographic appearancePatientsPET imagingLesionsDiagnosisLittle roleCancerTomographyRiskNodulesCarcinomaSymptomsTumors