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Thoracic surgery

Construction of the core competencies training system for thoracic surgery specialist nurses: A mixed-methods study

Yingjin Li, Yan Chen, Qiuju Chen, Di Zhu, Ping Xia, Yuqin Mao, Liumei Yin, Saijun Ba

published 02 Feb 2026

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Thoracic surgeons’ practice and attitude towards surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in VATS lung surgery: A survey within a large medical consortium

Xiaotong Gu, Yue Liu, Yanguo Liu, Jing Huang, Yi Liu, Lin Huang, Xiaohong Zhang, Rongrong Fan

published 02 Feb 2026

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Factors associated with chronic opioid use after minimally invasive lung resections

Isabel Emmerick, Hayley Reddington, Tanmay N. Patil, Alexander Neamtu, Jiddu Guart, Rebecca Foley, Allison Crawford, Karl Uy, Mark W. Maxfield, Yury Rabotnikov, William Phillips, Feiran Lou

published 10 Jun 2025

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Intraoperative phrenic nerve stimulation to prevent diaphragm fiber weakness during thoracic surgery

Guilherme Bresciani, Thomas Beaver, A. Daniel Martin, Robbert van der Pijl, Robert Mankowski, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Coen A. C. Ottenheijm, Tomas Martin, George Arnaoutakis, Shakeel Ahmed, Vinicius M. Mariani, Wei Xue, Barbara K. Smith, Leonardo F. Ferreira

published 01 Apr 2025

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The risk analysis index is an independent predictor of outcomes after lung cancer resection

Andy Chao Hsuan Lee, Maria Lucia L. Madariaga, Sang Mee Lee, Mark K. Ferguson

published 16 May 2024

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Ultrasonography can replace chest X-rays in the postoperative care of thoracic surgical patients

Daniel J. Jakobson, Ornit Cohen, Evgenia Cherniavsky, Moris Batumsky, Lior Fuchs, Alon Yellin

published 20 Oct 2022

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RAVAL trial: Protocol of an international, multi-centered, blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing robotic-assisted versus video-assisted lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer

Yogita S. Patel, Waël C. Hanna, Christine Fahim, Yaron Shargall, Thomas K. Waddell, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Tiago N. Machuca, Mauricio Pipkin, Jean-Marc Baste, Feng Xie, Andrea Shiwcharan, Gary Foster, Lehana Thabane

published 02 Feb 2022

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Postoperative analgesic effects of paravertebral block versus erector spinae plane block for thoracic and breast surgery: A meta-analysis

Chang Xiong, Chengpeng Han, Dong Zhao, Wenyong Peng, Duojia Xu, Zhijian Lan

published 25 Aug 2021

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Impact of paravertebral blocks on analgesic and non-analgesic outcomes after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A propensity matched cohort study

Yatish S. Ranganath, Vendhan Ramanujam, Yoshiko Onodera, John Keech, Evgeny Arshava, Kalpaj R. Parekh, Rakesh V. Sondekoppam

published 20 May 2021

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Efficacy and safety of paravertebral block versus intercostal nerve block in thoracic surgery and breast surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sheng Huan, Youming Deng, Jia Wang, Yihao Ji, Guoping Yin

published 05 Oct 2020

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Different classes of videoscopes and direct laryngoscopes for double-lumen tube intubation in thoracic surgery: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Young Sung Kim, Jihyun Song, Byung Gun Lim, Il Ok Lee, Young Ju Won

published 28 Aug 2020

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Successful 1:1 proportion ventilation with a unique device for independent lung ventilation using a double-lumen tube without complications in the supine and lateral decubitus positions. A pilot study

Michał Kowalczyk, Sławomir Sawulski, Wojciech Dąbrowski, Luiza Grzycka-Kowalczyk, Edyta Kotlińska-Hasiec, Agnieszka Wrońska-Sewruk, Artur Florek, Rafał Rutyna

published 14 Sep 2017

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The Fast and Easy Way for Double-Lumen Tube Intubation: Individual Angle-Modification

Jeong Jin Min, Jong-Hwan Lee, Se Hee Kang, Eunhee Kim, Sangmin M. Lee, Jong Ho Cho, Hong Kwan Kim

published 18 Aug 2016

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