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
2020
Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery
Papageorge MV, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Canavan M, Pathak R, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Hoag JR, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2020, 4: pkaa059-. PMID: 33134834, PMCID: PMC7583163, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex cancer surgeryCMS star ratingsCancer surgerySafe hospitalReassignment of patientsMedicare Provider AnalysisYears of ageHospital mortalitySurgical outcomesSurgical careMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsSurgeryHospitalHospital qualityReview filesMedicaid ServicesMortalityOnly modest impactOutcomesStar ratingsModest impactYearsRobotic 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
Quality Versus Quantity
Chiu AS, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Herrin J, Kim CH, Salazar MC, Monsalve AF, Jean RA, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Gross CP, Boffa DJ. Quality Versus Quantity. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 29697446, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer surgerySafe hospitalComplex oncologic surgeryPotential mortality reductionNational Cancer DatabaseHigh-volume hospitalsHospital quality measuresSurgical mortalityPrimary cancerHospital rating systemsOncologic surgeryCancer DatabaseMortality reductionSurgical volumeHospital safetyPatient realignmentPatientsHospitalSurgeryMeaningful reductionPublic reportingMortalityRSMRCancerDifferential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery
Hoag JR, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Chiu AS, Brown LB, Herrin J, Blasberg JD, Kim AW, Boffa DJ. Differential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191912. PMID: 30977848, PMCID: PMC6481444, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer surgeryCancer HospitalMedicare beneficiariesCancer NetworkRelative safetyStandardized mortality ratioComplex cancer careCross-sectional studyTop-ranked hospitalsMedicaid Services 100Hierarchical logistic regressionPerioperative mortalityAffiliated HospitalCancer careMortality ratioOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMESurgeryHospitalReview filesDifferential safetyLogistic regressionMortalityMedicare providersBig 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
Why Travel for Complex Cancer Surgery? Americans React to ‘Brand-Sharing’ Between Specialty Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates
Chiu AS, Resio B, Hoag JR, Monsalve AF, Blasberg JD, Brown L, Omar A, White MA, Boffa DJ. Why Travel for Complex Cancer Surgery? Americans React to ‘Brand-Sharing’ Between Specialty Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 26: 732-738. PMID: 30311158, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6868-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer HospitalCancer surgerySmall hospitalsSurgical careLocal hospitalSpecialty cancer hospitalComplex surgical careSmall local hospitalsMethodsA nationalResultsA totalCure rateGuideline complianceSurgical safetyComplex surgeryAffiliate hospitalsHospitalSurgeryLarge hospitalsHospital networkCareAmerican adultsSafetyMotivated respondentsRespondentsSpontaneous regionalization of esophageal cancer surgery: an analysis of the National Cancer Database
Arnold BN, Chiu AS, Hoag JR, Kim CH, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Spontaneous regionalization of esophageal cancer surgery: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2018, 10: 1721-1731. PMID: 29707326, PMCID: PMC5906219, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.02.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-volume hospitalsNational Cancer DatabaseProportion of patientsHigh-volume hospitalsEsophageal cancer surgeryEsophagectomy patientsHigh-risk attributesCancer surgeryEra 2Cancer DatabaseHigh-risk patientsPrimary outcomeEsophageal cancerEra 1Retrospective analysisMortality ratePatientsEsophagectomyHospitalSurgeryFurther studiesCancerCliniciansMortalityProportion
2016
Timing of Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Clinical Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Mediastinal Nodal Involvement
Gao S, Corso C, Wang E, Blasberg J, Boffa D, Detterbeck F, Kim A. Timing of Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Clinical Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Mediastinal Nodal Involvement. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2016, 96: e470. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1811.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2011
The role of gender in coronary surgery
Blasberg JD, Schwartz GS, Balaram SK. The role of gender in coronary surgery. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2011, 40: 715-721. PMID: 21349733, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryProcess of careGender-specific riskGender-specific healthGraft surgeryOperative mortalityCoronary surgeryPatient genderPatient outcomesOutcome dataSurgical practiceRisk profileSurgeryOutcomesGenderCABGMortalityCare
2010
Chapter 18 The Role of Sex and Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Balaram S, Blasberg J. Chapter 18 The Role of Sex and Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2010, 200-212. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374271-1.00018-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk factorsCardiothoracic surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCoronary artery atherosclerosisSex differencesPostoperative mortalityArtery atherosclerosisBypass patientsBypass surgeryCoronary surgeryPoor outcomeSurgical interventionSurgical outcomesSurgical dataNational registryRevascularization studiesCardiac diseaseHormonal factorsRole of sexNumber of womenSurgeryConsistent findingWomenOutcomes