The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jun 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialDiazoxide preserves myocardial function in a swine model of hypothermic cardioplegic arrest and prolonged global ischemia.
Adenosine triphosphate potassium sensitive channels provide endogenous myocardial protection via coupling of cell membrane potential to myocardial metabolism. Adenosine triphosphate potassium sensitive channel openers, such as diazoxide, mimic ischemic preconditioning, prevent cardiomyocyte swelling, preserve myocyte contractility after stress, and provide diastolic protection. We hypothesize that diazoxide combined with hyperkalemic cardioplegia provides superior myocardial protection compared with cardioplegia alone during prolonged global ischemia in a large animal model. ⋯ Diazoxide preserves systolic and diastolic ventricular function in a large animal model of prolonged global myocardial ischemia. Diazoxide as an adjunct to hyperkalemic cardioplegia may allow safer prolonged ischemic times during increasingly complicated cardiac procedures.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jun 2022
Sublobar resection is comparable to lobectomy for screen-detected lung cancer.
Sublobar resection is frequently offered to patients with small, peripheral lung cancers, despite the lack of outcome data from ongoing randomized clinical trials. Sublobar resection may be a particularly attractive surgical strategy for screen-detected lung cancers, which have been suggested to be less biologically aggressive than cancers detected by other means. Using prospective data collected from patients undergoing surgery in the National Lung Screening Trial, we sought to determine whether extent of resection affected survival for patients with screen-detected lung cancer. ⋯ For patients with screen-detected lung cancer, sublobar resection confers survival similar to lobectomy. By decreasing perioperative complications and potentially preserving lung function, sublobar resection may provide distinct advantages in a screened patient cohort.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jun 2022
A mapping algorithm for International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision codes for congenital heart surgery benchmark procedures.
Administrative billing data are critical to many initiatives in congenital heart surgery. Mapping algorithms for International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision diagnosis and procedure codes to clinical registry procedure definitions will allow identification of surgical cases and account for patient and procedural factors within administrative data. Our objectives were to develop mapping logic to crosswalk International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision procedure codes to 10 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database benchmark and beta-test the algorithm. ⋯ Novel mapping algorithm for International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision procedure codes enables identification of congenital heart benchmark procedures within administrative billing data. This crosswalk facilitates population-based congenital heart surgical research and quality assessment.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jun 2022
Nontechnical skills training in cardiothoracic surgery: A pilot study.
The importance of nontechnical skills in surgery is widely recognized. We demonstrate the feasibility of administering and assessing the results of a formal Non-Technical Skills in Surgery (NOTSS) curriculum to cardiothoracic surgery residents. ⋯ We have developed a simulation-based NOTSS curriculum in cardiothoracic surgery that can be formally integrated into the current residency education. This pilot study indicates the feasibility of reproducible assessments by course educators and self-assessments by participating residents in nontechnical skills competencies.