Early outcomes of robotic versus video-thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy: a propensity score-matched real-world study.

Objectives: Minimally invasive anatomic segmentectomy for the resection of pulmonary nodules has significantly increased in the last few years. Nevertheless, there is limited evidence on the safety and feasibility of robotic segmentectomy compared to video-assisted thoracic surgery. This study aimed to compare the real-world early outcomes of robotic and video-thoracoscopic surgery in anatomic segmentectomy.

Enhancing BIM implementation in Spanish public procurement: A framework approach.

The European Union supports the use of technology to improve public procurement, acknowledging Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a catalyst for cost-effective public works and innovation. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate BIM implementation practices in Spanish public procurement. The methodology used in this study is a mixed research method involving a questionnaire survey and semi-structured expert interviews.

Innovation in surgical trauma care education: assessment of a Panamerican Trauma Society online surgical skills course hosted by the Spanish Surgical Association.

Purpose: Incorporating surgical skills education in trauma care is essential for young surgeons and surgical trainees. This study describes an innovative e-learning course for teaching trauma care surgical skills in an international cooperative setting. Furthermore, it aims to offer valuable insights on enhancing e-learning practices.

Foodinformatic prediction of the retention time of pesticide residues detected in fruits and vegetables using UHPLC/ESI Q-Orbitrap.

The present work describes the development of an in silico model to predict the retention time (t) of a large Compound DataBase (CDB) of pesticides detected in fruits and vegetables. The model utilizes ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization quadrupole-Orbitrap (UHPLC/ESI Q-Orbitrap) mass spectrometry (MS) data. The available CDB was properly curated, and the pesticides were represented by conformation-independent molecular descriptors.

Impact of Personal Protective Equipment on Surgical Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 pandemic has exposed surgeons to hazardous working conditions, imposing the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) use during surgery. The use of such equipment may affect their non-technical skills, augment fatigue, and affect performance. This study aimed to assess the surgeons' perceptions of the impact of wearing PPE during emergency surgery throughout the pandemic.

The «Weekday Effect» Does Not Have an Impact on the Development of Complications or Mortality After Pulmonary Resection: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: To determine whether elective anatomic pulmonary resection surgery carried out at the end of the week is associated with a higher mortality and postoperative morbidity than surgery performed at the beginning of the week.

Method: Historical cohort study. All patients undergoing anatomical pulmonary resection between January 2013 and November 2018 in our center were included.

Thoracic customized modular titanium-printed prosthesis.

Tridimensional custom-made titanium-printed prosthesis have gained certain relevance as an alternative for chest wall reconstruction although different limitations such as uncomfortable intraoperative placement, long manufacturing time or high costs hinder its use when compared to other standard devices. Trying to overcome these problems, we developed a new model of customized modular titanium-printed prosthesis (CM-TPP) for chest wall reconstruction after breast metastasis resection that seems to offer some advantages over other custom-made reconstructive devices.

Conformation-independent quantitative structure-property relationships study on water solubility of pesticides.

Water solubility is a key physicochemical parameter in pesticide control and regulation, although sometimes its experimental determination is not an easy task. In this study, we present Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPRs) for predicting the water solubility at 20 °C of 1211 approved heterogeneous pesticide compounds, collected from the online Pesticides Properties Data Base (PPDB). Validated and generally applicable Multivariable Linear Regression (MLR) models were established, including molecular descriptors carrying constitutional and topological aspects of the analyzed compounds.

SECT Clinical practice guideline on the management of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.

This clinical practice guideline (CPG) emerges as an initiative of the scientific committee of the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery. We formulated PICO (patient, intervention, comparison, and outcome) questions on various aspects of spontaneous pneumothorax. For the evaluation of the quality of evidence and preparation of recommendations we followed the guidelines of the Grading of recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group.

Refraining from smoking shortly before lobectomy has no influence on the risk of pulmonary complications: a case-control study on a matched population.

Objectives: Whether or not smoking increases the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in lung resection patients remains controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether active smoking at the time of surgery increases the risk of PPCs compared to abstention shortly before the procedure.

Methods: We conducted a case-control study on 378 patients who underwent non-extended lobectomy in our institution.

e-Consultation Improves Efficacy in Thoracic Surgery Outpatient Clinics.

Objective: The aim of this study is analysing the impact of the systematic versus occasional videoconferencing discussion of patients with two respiratory referral units along 6 years of time over the efficiency of the in-person outpatient clinics of a thoracic surgery service.

Method: Retrospective and comparative study of the evaluated patients through videoconferencing and in-person first visits during two equivalents periods of time: Group A (occasional discussion of cases) between 2008-2010 and Group B (weekly regular discussion) 2011-2013. Data were obtained from two prospective and electronic data bases.

Conformation-Independent QSPR Approach for the Soil Sorption Coefficient of Heterogeneous Compounds.

We predict the soil sorption coefficient for a heterogeneous set of 643 organic non-ionic compounds by means of Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPR). A conformation-independent representation of the chemical structure is established. The 17,538 molecular descriptors derived with PaDEL and EPI Suite softwares are simultaneously analyzed through linear regressions obtained with the Replacement Method variable subset selection technique.

Tridimensional titanium-printed custom-made prosthesis for sternocostal reconstruction.

A broad range of materials have been described for sternal reconstruction in order to guarantee not only the best preservation of respiratory mechanics, but also adequate mediastinal protection and acceptable cosmetic results. Today, titanium implants are preferred by many surgeons because of their optimal features. As a step forward, tridimensional (3D) laser sintering printing techniques allow us to virtually reproduce even more complex bony structures.

Adult community health-promoting interventions in primary health care: A systematic review.

Objective: To examine evidence on the effectiveness of health-promoting community interventions carried out in primary health care.

Methods: Systematic review of originals and systematic reviews of health-promoting community interventions with the participation of primary health care. A working definition of community activities was used in the inclusion criteria.

Usefulness of conventional pleural drainage systems to predict the occurrence of prolonged air leak after anatomical pulmonary resection.

Objectives: One of the reported advantages of digital pleural drainage system is the possibility of predicting the occurrence of prolonged air leak (PAL) based on the recorded pleural pressures and/or air flow through chest tubes. Nevertheless, this fact has never been well supported. The objective of this investigation is to evaluate if the occurrence of PAL can accurately be predicted using clinical data and air leak measurements 24 h after lung resection on conventional pleural drainage system (CPDS).

Poorer Survival in Stage IB Lung Cancer Patients After Pneumonectomy.

Objective: Pneumonectomy may be needed in exceptional cases in patients with early stage NSCLC, especially in stage IB. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether overall survival in stage IB (T2aN0M0) NSCLC patients is worse after pneumonectomy.

Methods: Retrospective study of a series of pathological IB (pIB) patients who underwent either lobectomy or pneumonectomy between 2000 and 2011.

Morbidity and mortality in octogenarians with lung cancer undergoing pneumonectomy.

Objective: Evaluate the restrictiveness of selection criteria for lung resection in lung cancer patients over 80 years of age compared to those applied in younger patients. Compare and analyze 30-day mortality and postoperative complications in both groups of patients.

Methods: Case-controlled retrospective analysis.