NHS England is evaluating a series of operations in the UK. One of the procedures it is looking at is Pectus Excavatum surgery.
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Thoracic
February 9, 2016
This article analyzes the amount of lung function loss in 31 patients who underwent bilateral metastasectomy for pulmonary metastases.
February 9, 2016
This video demonstrates a technique for laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia, with and without excision of the sac.
February 6, 2016
NHS england carries out a series of consultations to guide national policy. Their recommendations are usually completely binding and result in policy change across the whole of the UK. Hospitals are unable to carry out operations for which they withdraw NHS funding.
February 5, 2016
This video shows a completion pneumonectomy performed totally by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on a 64-year-old female non-smoker.
February 2, 2016
This video demonstrates the technical details of a thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy utilizing the fissureless fissure-last technique.
January 31, 2016
Whether open and VATS lobectomy for lung cancer result in similar nodal assessment is unclear. The authors compared rates of nodal upstaging for nearly 17,000 patients in the National Cancer Database who underwent resection for T2N0M0 or lower stage NSCLC. Upstaging was more common in patients undergoing open resection (12.8% vs 10.3%).
January 30, 2016
Readmission after lung resection is associated with increased costs and is used as a benchmark for quality. Outcomes of more than 22,000 lobectomies were evaluated for factors associated with readmission. 30- and 90-day readmission rates were 11.5% and 19.8%. Causes for readmission were pulmonary (24%), cardiovascular (16%), and surgical/procedura
January 28, 2016
This video demonstrates a left lobectomy on a 49-year-old patient with bronchiectasis.
January 25, 2016
This video demonstrates a lobectomy performed through a transcervical incision without sternal lifting or retracting.