Half the deaths after surgery for lung cancer occur after discharge.

Introduction: Mortality following surgery for lung cancer increases at 90 days. The objective of this study was to determine the rate, factors, time to death, hospital stay until discharge, time to death after discharge and causes of mortality at 90 days following surgery for lung cancer.

Methods: A prospective follow-up study was performed in a cohort of 378 patients who underwent surgery for lung cancer between January 2012 and December 2016.

Predictors for 30-day readmission after pulmonary resection for lung cancer.

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the rate, cause, and factors associated with readmissions following pulmonary resection for lung cancer and their relationship with 90-day mortality.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted of 379 patients who underwent surgery for lung cancer at the university hospitals Granada, Spain between 2012 and 2016.

Results: The rate of readmissions within 30 postoperative days was 6.

Impact of major video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery on care quality.

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of a program of major video-assisted surgery on care quality in a Unit of Thoracic Surgery.

Methods: A descriptive comparative study was conducted of 793 major thoracic procedures performed between 2009 and 2012. Quality indicators and hospital performance before [2009-2010] and after (2011 and 2012) the implementation of the program.

Association of circulating tumour cells with early relapse and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography uptake in resected non-small-cell lung cancers.

Objectives: More than 20% of lung cancer patients develop a recurrence, even after curative resection. We hypothesized that relapse may arise from the dissemination of circulating tumour cells (CTCs). This study evaluates the significance of CTC detection as regards the recurrence of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in surgically resected patients.

Is age a predisposing factor of postoperative complications after lung resection for primary pulmonary neoplasms?

Introduction: Age has been classically considered as a determining factor for the development of postoperative complications related to lung resection for bronchogenic carcinoma. The Postoperative Complications Study Group of the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery has promoted a registry to analyze this factor.

Methods: A total of 3,307 patients who underwent any type of surgical resection for bronchogenic carcinoma have been systematically and prospectively recorded in any of the 24 units that are part of the group.

Circulating Tumor Cells Identify Early Recurrence in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Undergoing Radical Resection.

Background: Surgery is the treatment of choice for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stages I-IIIA. However, more than 20% of these patients develop recurrence and die due to their disease. The release of tumor cells into peripheral blood (CTCs) is one of the main causes of recurrence of cancer.

[Surgical management of descending necrotizing mediastinitis].

Introduction: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a serious infection which occurs as a complication of oropharyngeal infection. Its surgical management and the routine transthoracic approach remain controversial. In this article we report our experience in the management of this disease, and review the different surgical approaches that have been reported in the medical literature.

Initial single-port thoracoscopy to reduce surgical trauma during open en bloc chest wall and pulmonary resection for locally invasive cancer.

Objectives: En bloc pulmonary and chest wall resection is the preferred method of treatment for locally invasive lung carcinoma. However, it carries major trauma to the chest wall, especially in cases with chest wall involvement distant to the potential location of 'traditional' thoracotomies. We describe an alternative method of estimating the boundaries of chest wall resection employing video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and hypodermic needles.

Spontaneous hemomediastinum and hemothorax after dissecting bronchial artery aneurysm.

Spontaneous hemomediastinum is a rare pathological event due to bleeding disorders, mediastinal organ hemorrhage or idiopathic causes. It usually presents with chest pain and dyspnea, which can lead to confusion with other clinical conditions. The election diagnostic method is computed tomography and treatment depends on underlying etiology, aimed on controlling hemorrhages, if present.