Mark Ferguson

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CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Technical Innovations in Minimally Invasive Surgery

October 28, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor…

Mark Ferguson, Thomas D’Amico, Gaetano Rocco, Robert Cerfolio, and Linda Martin discuss technical innovations in minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

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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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Lung Cancer Patients Prone to Playing the Blame Game

May 19, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This overview of some recent social science flavored research identifies challenges associated with stigma attached to a lung cancer diagnosis. These challenges include decreased participation in screening tests, noncompliance with...

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Concomitant Mediastinoscopy Increases the Risk of Postoperative Pneumonia After Pulmonary Lobectomy

April 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The authors demonstrate that mediastinoscopy at the time of either open or VATS lobectomy is independently associated with an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (OR 1.46 and 1.53, respectively).

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Salvage Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: How to Improve Outcomes?

April 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This retrospective analysis of salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy in 308 patients identified increased mortality and morbidity associated with squamous histology and radiation dose >55 Gy. Survival at three years...

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Concurrent Versus Sequential Chemoradiation Therapy in Completely Resected Pathologic N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Propensity-Matched Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base

April 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The authors found that adjuvent chemoradiotherapy after resection of N2 NSCLC was more effective if given sequentially than concomitantly.

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Solitary Pulmonary Lesion in Patients With History of Malignancy: Primary Lung Cancer or Metastatic Cancer?

April 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

How to manage solitary pulmonary nodules appearing after treatment of a prior malignancy remains a clinical challenge. The authors found that such patients most often had intrapulmonary metastases and less...

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Clinical Impact and Risk Factors for Skeletal Muscle Loss After Complete Resection of Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

April 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The authors studied patients after resection of stage I non-small cell lung cancer. They found that nearly one-third had decreased muscle one year postoperatively, which was associated with poor performance...

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Pregnancy and Motherhood During Surgical Training

March 24, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This survey of general surgeons in the US who had a pregnancy during surgical training identified a number of challenges that may influence career satisfaction. These included inadequate scheduling support,...

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Extended Release of Perioperative Immunotherapy Prevents Tumor Recurrence and Eliminates Metastases

March 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Surgery for cancer is known to suppress immune response and facilitate the development of metastases. In this study in mice, a scaffold designed to release agonists of innate immunity over...

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