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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansRobotic Surgical ProceduresRoboticsSurgeonsThoracic SurgeryThoracic Surgical ProceduresConceptsThoracic 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
2022
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research
Servais E, Blasberg J, Brown L, Towe C, Seder C, Onaitis M, Block M, David E. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2022, 115: 43-49. PMID: 36404445, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDatabases, FactualHumansQuality ImprovementSocieties, MedicalSurgeonsThoracic SurgeryThoracic Surgical Procedures
2020
Robotic 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsEsophagectomyHumansMediastinal DiseasesMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPneumonectomyRobotic Surgical ProceduresThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedThoracic Surgical ProceduresConceptsThoracic surgical interventionRobotic thoracic surgeryLung resectionMediastinal tumorMajor anatomic structuresSurgical managementSurgical interventionThoracic incisionMeticulous dissectionThoracic surgeryImproved outcomesPathologic conditionsRobotic approachAnatomic regionsInvasive surgeryBenefits translateAnatomic structuresSurgeryDissectionOutcomesMorbidityResectionPatientsTumorsChest
2019
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database 2019 Update on Outcomes and Quality
Seder CW, Magee MJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Blasberg JD, Kozower BD, Fernandez FG, Welsh R, Gaissert HA, Burfeind W, Becker S, Raymond D. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database 2019 Update on Outcomes and Quality. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 107: 1302-1306. PMID: 30898564, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDatabases, FactualHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareQuality ImprovementSocieties, MedicalThoracic SurgeryThoracic Surgical Procedures
2018
When good operations go bad: The additive effect of comorbidity and postoperative complications on readmission after pulmonary lobectomy
Jean RA, Chiu AS, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Kim AW. When good operations go bad: The additive effect of comorbidity and postoperative complications on readmission after pulmonary lobectomy. Surgery 2018, 164: 294-299. PMID: 29801731, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative complicationsReadmission ratesPulmonary lobectomyAdditional comorbiditiesThoracic surgeryCause readmission rateDays of dischargeNationwide Readmissions DatabaseNumber of comorbiditiesRisk of readmissionMajor thoracic surgeryProbability of readmissionLow risk profileHealth care deliveryHospital factorsHospital readmissionLow comorbidityElixhauser comorbiditiesThoracic lobectomyLung cancerPrimary diagnosisChronic diseasesHigh burdenMean changeValue-based reimbursement
2017
Organization, Teamwork and Quality of Care in Thoracic Surgery A Model for High Reliability Care Delivery.
Detterbeck FC, Zurich HB, Agarwal R, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Delrossi EP, Finan ME, Hindinger KK, Kim AW, Pierson M. Organization, Teamwork and Quality of Care in Thoracic Surgery A Model for High Reliability Care Delivery. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 5-12. PMID: 29782759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health CareHumansPatient Care TeamQuality of Health CareReproducibility of ResultsThoracic Surgical Procedures