Bicaval dual lumen cannula in adult veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-clinical pearls for safe cannulation.

abstract：Background:Trans-subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy is a promising procedure but technically demanding associated with ergonomic discomfort. In order to facilitate this complex procedure, the authors present a modified trans-subxiphoid thymectomy by the use of the Da Vinci robotic system. Methods:A 2-cm longitudinal ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhang H,Chen L,Zheng Y,Wang Z,Geng Y,Wang F,Liu D,He A,Li J,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a disease with high mortality worldwide. Unfortunately, its prognosis is still very poor. Therefore, developing the target molecular is very important for ILD diagnosis and treatment. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) can regulate the formation of fibrosis by linking to the signaling path...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xing Y,Wang L,Wang H,Kong X,Zhan L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aim of this study was to evaluate the hemodynamic effect of different suturing techniques for aortic valve replacement (AVR) in vitro. Whether or not the applied suturing technique impacts the outflow tract diameter by narrowing the annulus diameter was examined. Methods:The commonly applied non-evertin...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Puluca N,Münsterer A,Prinzing A,Sexton ZA,Lange R,Meyer-Saraei R,Scharfschwerdt M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare neoplasm that typically arises from mesothelial surfaces of the pleural cavity. Despite treatment improvements, it carries a dismal prognosis. The majority of patients either have unresectable disease or are not candidates for surgery due to medical comorbidities or old a...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Cinausero M,Rihawi K,Sperandi F,Melotti B,Ardizzoni A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic uterine cancer is a form of systemic disease. As for other solid tumours, it is advocated by some authors that in selected patients, lung metastasectomy may play a role in long-term disease control. The practice of lung metastasectomy is however open to criticism as there is lack of convincing evidence, and...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bilancia R,Nardini M,Waller D

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ cell tumors, like teratoma, typically occur in young adults in their second to fourth decade with equal sex distribution. We firstly report a very rare case of a huge tumor compressed the vital structures of the mediastinum that was diagnosed in a 21-year-old woman at 39 weeks of gestation during a routine prenat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yang M,Shen C,Du H,Wang Y,Che G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the improvement in thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery, thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE), a minimally invasive approach, has attracted increasing attention as an alternative to open three-field esophagectomy. From June 2012 to October 2013, 90 patients underwent laparoscopic and thoracoscopic...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zeng F,He B,Wang Y,Xue Y,Cong W

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing and a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We hypothesised that in patients with OSA the characteristics of nocturnal pulse rate (PR) are associated with changes in blood pressure and daytime sleepiness, following c...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Pengo MF,Drakatos P,Kosky C,Williams A,Hart N,Rossi GP,Steier J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary support is frequently required during lung transplantation. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has been recently shown to be an acceptable and, perhaps, safer alternative to cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CBM) for lung transplantation. However, therapeutic anticoagulation used...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bharat A,DeCamp MM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of detection of small pulmonary nodules (SPNs) has increased. Thoracoscopic resection following image-guided localization had been a reliable alternative in their treatment. We present our experience with image-guided dye localization using robotic C-arm computed tomography (CT) followed by immediat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yang SM,Ko WC,Lin MW,Hsu HH,Chan CY,Wu IH,Chang YC,Chen JS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In 2006, the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) was established. The GARD strategy is based mainly on activities aimed at implementing preventive tasks at a local and global level. In Poland, the National Health Program (NHP) is the strategic document describing the tasks of governme...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Raciborski F,Samoliński B,Krzych-Fałta E,Grąbczewska A,Furman F,Bieszczad M,Morkisz P,Witkowska P,Bousquet J,Gujski M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is an aggressive soft tissue sarcoma known to occur in various organs. Primary MFH arising in the lung is quite rare. Herein we report a case of a 61-year-old male with primary pulmonary MFH and explore the underlying molecular mechanisms by next-generation sequencing (NGS). Five g...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li X,Liu R,Shi T,Dong S,Ren F,Yang F,Ren D,Fan H,Wei S,Chen G,Chen J,Xu S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strategy of one-stage surgery in combination with thoracic endovascular grafting and resection for T4 lung cancer invading the thoracic aorta and spine is described. A 56-year-old man with locally advanced lung cancer infiltrating the aortic wall and spine underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and thoracic irradi...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Sato S,Goto T,Koike T,Okamoto T,Shoji H,Ohashi M,Watanabe K,Tsuchida M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving patient safety seems to be a new interesting clinical subject but, in fact, it is no new. It has to do with one of the oldest ethical principles of our profession: curing and not harming. The important research that has been done in a short period of time has brought in new insight to this complex area that ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Novoa NM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pulmonary complications (PCs) may influence long-term survivor. We sought to determine the long-term impacts of major pulmonary complications (MPCs) and identify the independent risk factors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the PCs of 828...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang S,Li X,Li Y,Li J,Jiang G,Liu J,Wang J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The bibliometric analysis has been performed on several topics in critical care medicine (CCM) focusing on top 100 cited articles, but the analysis on CCM literature as a whole is missing. The present study aimed to perform a complete bibliometric analysis in the field of CCM. Methods:An electronic search o...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhang Z,Van Poucke S,Goyal H,Rowley DD,Zhong M,Liu N

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:CO2 insufflation could provide a better surgical field during single-incision thoracoscopic surgery (SITS) with small tidal two-lung ventilation (ST-TLV). Here we compared the surgical field and physiological effects of ST-TLV with and without CO2 during SITS. Methods:Patients underwent scheduled SITS bulle...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lee DK,Kim H,Kim HK,Chung DI,Han KN,Choi YH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) over the last decade have predominantly involved the development of therapies directed at molecular targets such as mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or rearrangements in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. Other targets have...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Savas P,Hughes B,Solomon B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hemoptysis can be a life-threatening condition that requires urgent treatment. Surgery still plays an important role in managing this critical situation, although previous reports have reported high postoperative morbidity and mortality rates. We report our experience with surgical resection for hemoptysis c...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yun JS,Song SY,Na KJ,Kim S,Jang KH,Jeong IS,Oh SG

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We previously reported the techniques for total endoscopic atrial septal defect (ASD) repair on hearts arrested with cardioplegia through three small incisions in the chest wall without aid of a surgical robotic system. The optimal results motivated us to use total thoracoscopic technology for ASD on perfuse...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Tang Y,Wu Y,Zhu J,Liu X,Zhou J,Huang H,Li M,Dai Y,Han X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological characteristics and clinical behaviour define lung neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), which are classified into four groups: typical (TC) and atypical carcinoids (AC), large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNCs) and small-cell lung cancers (SCLCs). Historically, outcome and treatment of these rare neoplasms h...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Filosso PL,Falcoz PE,Solidoro P,Pellicano D,Passani S,Guerrera F,Ruffini E,ESTS Lung Neuroendocrine Working-Group Participating Centers*.

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is a potential life threatening complication. Better understanding of the incidence, predictors, clinical presentation, diagnostic measures, complications and management of PVE may help ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ahmad K,Klaaborg KE,Hjortdal V,Nørgaard BL,Terkelsen CJ,Jensen K,Christiansen EH,Terp KA,Andersen G,Hvitfeldt S,Andersen HR

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Response monitoring using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography acquired together with low dose computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) textural features has potential in targeted treatment with erlotinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Patients with substantial decrease of metabolic activity during...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： van Gool MH,Aukema TS,Sinaasappel M,Valdés Olmos RA,Klomp HM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Backgrounds:The aim of this study was to report our Institutional experience with extended sleeve lobectomy (ESL) in centrally located non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), focusing on technical details, post-operative results, recurrence and survival, to determine whether ESL can be accepted as a favorable alternative p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Voltolini L,Gonfiotti A,Viggiano D,Borgianni S,Farronato A,Bongiolatti S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) has commonly been performed in patients with controlled metastatic sarcoma. We reviewed our single-institution experience with pulmonary resections for sarcoma to analyse clinical outcome and to identify prognostic factors associated with patient survival. Methods:All sarcoma p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Dudek W,Schreiner W,Mykoliuk I,Higaze M,Sirbu H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative cardiopulmonary complications might be fatal for patients with lung cancer after surgery. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications in lung cancer patients and get a fitting formula for predicting incidences of cardiopulmonary complica...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li Y,Ma YL,Gao YY,Wang DD,Chen Q

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Differences in short-term and 1-year outcomes of percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral repair between patients with functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the safety and efficacy of MitraClip (MC) in patients with dif...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu XH,Shi JY,Feng XJ,Feng DC,Wang L,Pang HY,Xie HZ,Wang FF,Hsu J,Jia FW,Chen W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that pretreatment with sivelestat therapy could attenuate ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and lung inflammation in a rat model. METHODS:The neutrophil elastase inhibitor was administered intraperitoneally 30 min before and at the initiation of ventilation. The rats were categorized as (...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kim DH,Chung JH,Son BS,Kim YJ,Lee SG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria that define acceptable physiologic and social parameters for lung donation have remained constant since their empiric determination in the 1980s. These criteria include a donor age between 25-40, a arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)/FiO2 ratio greater than 350, no smoking history, a clear chest X-...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chaney J,Suzuki Y,Cantu E 3rd,van Berkel V

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular disease worldwide. With transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) being increasingly expanded to lower-risk populations, several challenging issues remain to be solved. The present review aims at discussing modern approaches to such issues as well as the current status o...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Mas-Peiro S,Fichtlscherer S,Walther C,Vasa-Nicotera M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00