Mark Ferguson

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Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19

March 25, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

A frank, eye opening discussion with specific recommendations about allocating scarce resources in a time of pandemic.

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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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Comparison of Internal Medicine and General Surgery Residents’ Assessments of Risk of Postsurgical Complications in Surgically Complex Patients

October 13, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This study examined risk estimates for complex major surgery by trainees in internal medicine and in general surgery using seven clinical scenarios. Surgery residents expressed more confidence in their estimates,...

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Long-Term Outcomes of Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

October 12, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this retrospective study, the long-term survival benefits of multiple arterial coronary grafting were evaluated among over 20,000 patients in British Columbia by comparing outcomes to those of L IMA...

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First Percutaneous Pump Approved for Right Heart Failure

October 12, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The Impella RP device was approved by the FDA for use as a temporary percutaneous assist for the right ventricle, as announced by Abiomed. Use is approved for up to...

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Detection of Lung Cancer and EGFR Mutation by Electronic Nose System

October 2, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Researchers used a nanomaterial sensor array and pattern recognition statistical techniques to evaluate exhaled breath samples from patients with suspicious lesions on imaging. A total of 119 patients were included,...

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Concordance Between Comprehensive Cancer Genome Profiling in Plasma and Tumor Specimens

October 2, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The authors demonstrated substantial concordance between sequencing of 39 genes in a liquid assay and routine diagnostic testing in tissue in 82 patients. Agreement was 98%, and the primary reason...

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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Provides Equivalent Survival to Open Esophagectomy: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database

August 22, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The authors compare outcomes of open versus minimally invasive esophagectomy (OE, MIE) from the National Cancer Databased (NCDB) 2010-2012 and use propensity scoring to match patients (977 pairs). Short term...

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Using Data to Enhance Performance and Improve Quality and Safety in Surgery

August 17, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Many of the adverse events that occur in hospitals are a result of human error. The authors describe a system for use in the OR that collects and collates intraoperative...

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Association of Very Low-Volume Practice With Vascular Surgery Outcomes in New York

August 17, 2017 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this study of low volume surgeons (defined as performing fewer than 1 index operation annually) the authors studied outcomes in New York state for open AAA repair (OAR) and...

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