The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Exploring Shared Mental Models of Surgical Teams in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy.
Nontechnical skills are important for safe and efficient surgery. Teams performing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy express that it is of utmost importance to have a shared mental model (SMM) of the patient, current situation, and team resources. However, these SMMs have never been explored in a clinical setting. The aim of this observational study was to measure the similarity of SMMs within teams performing VATS lobectomy. ⋯ Significant variation exists in the SMMs among VATS team members, with poor agreement regarding the patient and current situation, but better agreement with respect to team resources. Focus on preoperative and perioperative team reflexivity, in addition to explicit communication within unfamiliar teams, may provide opportunities to enhance SMMs, with possible downstream effects on team performance.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of an Early Oral Feeding Protocol on Inflammatory Cytokine Changes After Esophagectomy.
The aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of early oral feeding (EOF) on inflammatory cytokine levels after McKeown minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for cancer. ⋯ Compared with conventional rehabilitation programs the EOF protocol may decrease stress response after McKeown MIE.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Extracorporeal Life Support for Refractory Cardiac Arrest: A 10-Year Comparative Analysis.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of cardiac arrest has poor outcomes. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) could represent a salvage option. This study aimed to analyze the outcomes of ECLS used for refractory cardiac arrest. ⋯ Patients in the IHCA and OHCA groups experienced the same survival with good neurologic outcome after ECLS support. A better selection of patients with IHCA is mandatory to avoid futile support.
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Multicenter Study
Cognition and Cerebral Infarction in Older Adults After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
Aortic valve replacement (AVR) for calcific aortic stenosis is associated with high rates of perioperative stroke and silent cerebral infarcts on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but cognitive outcomes in elderly AVR patients compared with individuals with cardiac disease who do not undergo surgery are uncertain. ⋯ In high-risk, aged participants undergoing surgical AVR for aortic stenosis, postoperative cognitive dysfunction was surprisingly limited and was resolved by 1 year in most. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction at 4 to 6 weeks was associated with more and larger acute cerebral infarcts.
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Multicenter Study
Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.
This study evaluated outcomes of reoperative mitral valve surgery (MVS) in the United States. ⋯ Despite a high-risk patient profile, surgical outcomes of reoperative MVS were acceptable, particularly in patients with prior MVS and without endocarditis undergoing elective operations.