Michael Snee of St. James’s Institute of Oncology, Leeds, United Kingdom, gives an informative talk on stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR).
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May 24, 2016
This video demonstrates a trans-subxiphoid robotic thymectomy on a 68-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis.
May 23, 2016
Μinimal invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) systems have initiated important efforts within science and technology to further improve the biocompatibility of cardiopulmonary bypass components aiming to minimize the adverse effects and improve end-organ protection.
May 20, 2016
View this James Cook University Hospital nursing protocol for removing a central venous catheter following cardiothoracic surgery.
May 19, 2016
In an interview filmed at the Cambridge VATS Symposium, Joel Dunning talks with Tom D’Amico, Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Duke University and a pioneer in the field of VATS lobectomy.
May 16, 2016
A uniportal VATS posterior approach with a 4 cm single incision was used to treat a 57-year-old patient with metachronous single metastases in the left lower lobe.
May 13, 2016
Postoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) was compared to standard physiotherapy in a randomized clinial trial on lung cancer patients. Whereas respiratory muscle strength was similar, IMT resulted in improved oxygenation.
May 13, 2016
Walter Kleptko of Vienna Medical University, Vienna, Austria, gives an exciting talk on the current state and future of lung transplantation.
May 11, 2016
This is a very interesting study. The authors tried to find if the weekend effect would affect the outcomes of both elective surgery and urgent surgery (cardiac and non-cardiac surgery). This retrospective study enrolled more than 300K patients undergoing surgery including CABG.
May 11, 2016
Bob Replogle, the driving force behind the creation of CTSNet, died on Monday, May 9. CTSNet Co-Editor Mark Ferguson pays tribute to his life and his lasting impact on the specialty.