Mark Ferguson

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Long-Term Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Plus Surgery for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

August 12, 2021 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Although the standard of care in the West for regionally advanced esophageal cancer entails induction therapy, this is routinely not the case in China. This randomized trial involving over 450 randomized participants to induction therapy...

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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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Researchers Use Machine Learning To Predict Bleeding During Coronary Procedures

August 26, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Using data from more than 3.3 million patients in the NCDR CathPCI Registry, researchers used machine learning to develop an algorithm that predicts post-PCI major bleeding with a C-statistic of...

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Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Positive Esophageal Cancer After Induction and Surgery: A Multisite Study

August 22, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this multiinstitutional retrospective study, administration of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with persistent nodal disease after induction therapy and esophagectomy was associated with improved survival.

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BMI, BMI Change, and Overall Survival in Patients With Lung Cancer

August 22, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This study of over 25,000 pts from the International Lung Cancer Consortium identified underweight and severly obese patients as having poorer survival than others, whereas a survival advantage was evident...

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Association of Smoking Cessation With Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

August 20, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

It’s never too late to quit. Among heavy smokers, smoking cessation resulted in a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease within five years of quitting (hazard ratio 0.61), although their...

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Analysis of Human Performance Deficiencies Associated With Surgical Adverse Events

August 19, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In a QI study of nearly 5,400 operations, 188 adverse events were recorded. Of these, over 56% were associated with human error. Of all human performance deficiencies, cognitive error accounted...

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Perioperative Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant

August 19, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

A standardized perioperative management protocol for pts taking direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation entailed no bridging with other anticoagulants. It resulted in low and acceptable rates of major bleeding...

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Which Healthcare Workers Work With Acute Respiratory Illness?

August 19, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Ever wonder why your patients get respiratory infections postoperatively? Here’s another risk factor. Almost 95% of hospital caregivers completed at least one shift while ill with an acute upper respiratory...

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FDA Expands Indication for Several Transcatheter Heart Valves to Patients at Low Risk

August 16, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The FDA-approved use of TAVR has now expanded to low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. This includes both Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra as well as Medtronic’s...

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