Objectives To determine the prevalence of delayed postoperative venous thromboembolism
(VTE) in patients undergoing oncologic lung resections, despite adherence to current in-…

BACKGROUND: Our objective is to ascertain if preoperative and perioperative treatments
affect the short- and long-term symptom frequency or symptom scores for dysphagia, …

Background Incentive spirometry (IS) is thought to reduce the incidence of postoperative
pulmonary complications (PPC) after lung resection. We sought to determine whether the …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of regionalization of thoracic surgery services in Canada
by evaluating change over time in hospital volumes of pulmonary lobectomy and its impact …

BACKGROUND: Regionalization of specialized surgical services has been proposed to improve
outcomes based on the reported association between volume and outcomes. The effect …

Background Minimally invasive lung resections can be particularly challenging in obese
patients. We hypothesized robotic surgery (RTS) is associated with less conversion to …

Background The incidence of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) after resection of thoracic
malignancies can reach 15%, but prophylaxis guidelines are yet to be established. We …

Background Pneumonectomy has the highest mortality rate among resections for lung cancer,
with limited literature differentiating predictors of postpneumonectomy in-hospital mortality …

Background Prolonged air leak and high-volume pleural drainage are the most common
causes for delays in chest tube removal following lung resection. While digital pleural drainage …

… Hylton MSc a , Biniam Kidane MSc e , Jonathan Spicer PhD f , Simon Turner MEd g , Isabella
Churchill MSc a , Kerrie Sullivan MSc a , Christian J. Finley MPH b , Yaron Shargall MD b , …