Mark Ferguson

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Chyle Leak Following Radical En Bloc Esophagectomy with Two-Field Nodal Dissection: Predisposing Factors, Management, and Outcomes

June 10, 2021 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Chyle leak remains a challenging postoperative complication to manage, and avoidance is always easier than mitigation. The only predisposing factor identified in this study was low BMI. Although ICU stay was longer in affected patients,...

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Sybil: A Validated Deep Learning Model to Predict Future Lung Cancer Risk From a Single Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography

April 19, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This study used lung cancer screening trial low dose CT scans to develop a model (Sybil) that predicts the likelihood of development of a lung cancer within the next year....

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A Single-Institutional Experience with 36 Children Smaller Than 5 Kilograms Supported with the Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) over 12 Years: Comparison of Patients with Biventricular versus Functionally Univentricular Circulation

March 28, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In a study meant to review outcomes in patients less than 5 kg supported by the Berlin Heart pulsatile ventricular assist device (VAD), it was found that the device is...

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Outcomes of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

February 28, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) carries an increased risk of infective endocarditis. This study used data from the Pediatric Health Information System for the period 2010–2020. Ninety-eight hospital admissions for...

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Ten-Year Outcomes of Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Department of Veterans Affairs

April 14, 2022 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This 10-year follow-up of the ROBY study reports on the primary end points of all-cause death and the composite of death or revascularization among 2203 patients randomized to off-pump or...

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Delegation of Informed Consent: Law and Ethics

August 21, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This cautionary article outlines new trends in how the courts view surgeon responsibility for obtaining informed consent.

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PACIFIC: Time for a Surgical IIIA Uprising

August 20, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This provocative editorial outlines concepts that thoracic surgeons should understand in the era of immunotherapy for potentially resectable N2 disease.

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Beyond #ILookLikeASurgeon

August 20, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This is an instructive editorial that reminds us of the challenges women face in CT surgery. It describes how to go beyond the social online movement to achieve practical changes...

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The End of the End?

July 7, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In an announcement entitled “Retraction—Tracheobronchial transplantation with a stem-cell-seeded bioartificial nanocomposite: a proof-of-concept study,” the results of an investigation by the Karolinska Institute were shared with The Lancet, resulting in...

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Sarcopenia in Resected NSCLC: Effect on Postoperative Outcomes

July 6, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This retrospective study of 328 patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated that sarcopenia determined by psoas muscle mass on computed tomography was associated with increased postoperative complications...

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Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Lung Cancer With a High Tumor Mutational Burden

May 31, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This randomized trial evaluating the relative efficacy of immunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic disease, immunotherapy was associated with significantly better progression-free survival. Tumor mutational burden was...

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Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

May 30, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The addition of pembrolizumab (targeting PD-1) to standard chemotherapy substantially improved time to progression and overall survival compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic lung cancer.

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Five-Year Outcomes With PCI Guided by Fractional Flow Reserve

May 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Over 1200 patients with stable coronary artery disease and at least one angiographically-significant stenosis were randomized to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone for lesions...

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