Systemic Diseases

JANS Article

Editor’s Choice – Trends in Management and Outcomes of Type B Aortic Dissection: A Report From the International Registry of Aortic Dissection

December 11, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting registry review form an international voluntary registry. The retrospective historical data can be juxtaposed favourably to the recently presented ( also excellent results) in JANS on acute dissection in Denmark from a compulsory national...

JANS Article

Editor’s Choice – Trends in Management and Outcomes of Type B Aortic Dissection: A Report From the International Registry of Aortic Dissection

December 11, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting registry review form an international voluntary registry. The retrospective historical data can be juxtaposed favourably to the recently presented ( also excellent results) in JANS on acute dissection in...

JANS Article

Cystic Fibrosis

November 22, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The value for the surgical team is to be found in the systematic approach and especially the candid discussion on benefits of pulmonary transplantation, with the frank statement that may...

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Obituary: Roger M Greenhalgh 6th February 1941 – 6th October 2023

October 10, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor
JANS Article

Emphysematous Aortitis

May 18, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Gripping vignette of a fatal case of renocardiac pathologies. The stills from the (sadly non-contrast) CTA are most interesting.

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A Fasco in the Making? As the Coronavirus Pandemic Takes Hold, We Are Making Decisions Without Reliable Data

March 20, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting input from a Stanford expert on the hottest topic on the planet at the moment.

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JANS Article

Does Atelectasis Cause Fever After Surgery? Putting a Damper on Dogma

September 22, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The authors point out that randomized trials of incentive spirometry have failed to mitigate early postoperative fevers, traditionally attributed to atelectasis. They propose that an immune response triggered by injured...

JANS Article

Help! What Do I Do With Those Granulomas in the Lung?

August 14, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A comprehensive audio lecture from an academic pathologist on non-malignant pulmonary lesions.

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JANS Article

Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Future Acute Kidney Injury

August 1, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Using deep learning employing data from over 700,000 patients (6 billion data points), an algorithm for continuous prediction of the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) was developed. The model...

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Effect of an Incentive Spirometer Patient Reminder After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

April 12, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The debate over the utility of postoperative incentive spirometry continues. In this instance, the use of a high-tech incentive spirometer that included audible reminders and use tracking was associated with...

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Evaluation of Changes in Functional Status in the Year After Aortic Valve Replacement

February 6, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In this prospective single-institution study, functional status trajectory one year after intervention was compared for transcatheter (TAVR) versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). A moderate/large decline compared to preintervention status...

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Sarcopenia in Resected NSCLC: Effect on Postoperative Outcomes

July 6, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This retrospective study of 328 patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated that sarcopenia determined by psoas muscle mass on computed tomography was associated with increased postoperative complications...

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Retrieval of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Any Impact on Their Outcomes?

May 3, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The latest on portable venovenous ECMO in a cohort in which half of the subjects died after a resource-intensive treatment. The results of the relevant EOLIA trial are keenly awaited.

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