The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 2022
The impact of hospital size on national trends and outcomes in isolated open proximal aortic surgery.
To determine the impact of hospital size on national trend estimates of isolated open proximal aortic surgery for benchmarking hospital performance. ⋯ This study demonstrates increasing volume and improving outcomes of isolated open proximal aortic surgeries nationally over the last decade regardless of hospital bed size. Moreover, the resource allocation of sicker patients to larger hospital resulted shorter length of stay and hospital costs, while maintaining similar operative mortality to small- and medium-sized hospitals.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 2022
Pulmonary artery size on computed tomography is associated with major morbidity after pulmonary lobectomy.
To investigate the relationship of pulmonary artery diameter (PAD) measured by computed tomography (CT) with outcomes following lobectomy. ⋯ CT-based measurements of the PAD on the operative side may inform of the about the risk of major complications after lobectomy. Review of PA size on preoperative CT scans may help identify patients who would benefit from formal evaluation of PA pressures to improve the operative risk assessment.