When a segmentectomy is not a segmentectomy: Quality assurance audit and evaluation of required elements for an anatomic segmentectomy.

Objective: The advent of lung cancer screening and detection of smaller nodules amplifies the need to clarify the oncological quality of sublobar resections. Furthermore, studies comparing sublobar resections to lobectomies offer conflicting conclusions. We hypothesize that this is driven, in part, by inconsistency in reporting; that is, variable interpretation of what constitutes an operative segment.

Controlled apneic tracheostomy in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Objective: To develop a team-based institutional infrastructure for navigating management of a novel disease, to determine a safe and effective approach for performing tracheostomies in patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure, and to review outcomes of patients and health care personnel following implementation of this approach.

Methods: An interdisciplinary Task Force was constructed to develop innovative strategies for management of a novel disease. A single-institution, prospective, nonrandomized cohort study was then conducted on patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) respiratory failure who underwent tracheostomy using an induced bedside apneic technique at a tertiary care academic institution between April 27, 2020, and June 30, 2020.

Finding the "True" N0 Cohort: Technical Aspects of Near-infrared Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

Objective: To examine technical-, patient-, tumor-, and treatment-related factors associated with NIR guided SLN identification.

Background: Missed nodal disease correlates with recurrence in early stage NSCLC. NIR-guided SLN mapping may improve staging and outcomes through identification of occult nodal disease.

Progress in the Management of Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in 2017.

The landscape of care for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer continues to evolve. While some of the developments do not seem as dramatic as what has occurred in advanced disease in recent years, there is a continuous improvement in our ability to diagnose disease earlier and more accurately. We have an increased understanding of the diversity of early-stage disease and how to better tailor treatments to make them more tolerable without impacting efficacy.

Readability analysis of online resources related to lung cancer.

Background: Patients seeking health information commonly use the Internet as the first source for material. Studies show that well-informed patients have increased involvement, satisfaction, and healthcare outcomes. As one-third of Americans have only basic or below basic health literacy, the National Institutes of Health and American Medical Association recommend patient-directed health resources be written at a sixth-grade reading level.

Tip of iceberg: when unusual vision complaints with a normal examination prompt a closer look.

Nonorganic vision loss (NOVL) is a relatively common condition in pediatric patients. Prompt diagnosis can prevent costly, time-consuming, and frustrating workups. It is valuable for general practitioners and specialists alike to include NOVL in their differential when evaluating patients with visual complaints that are inconsistent with normal examination findings.

Central retinal vein occlusion after prolonged vomiting and repeated valsalva maneuvers associated with gastroenteritis and dehydration.

A 44-year-old man presented with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in his right eye after prolonged vomiting and repeated Valsalva maneuvers associated with gastroenteritis and dehydration. He had no other pertinent medical history, and a subsequent systemic and hematologic evaluation was within normal limits. At initial diagnosis, his visual acuity was 20/70 due to diffuse cystoid macular edema (CME) and nonischemic CRVO.

A simplified minimally invasive technique for the treatment of venous lakes.

A simplified approach to treat venous lakes of the vermillion lip is presented. Our method involves the use of a 30 gauge hypodermic needle to deliver a low-powered, high-frequency electrical current from a hyfrecator power source into the venous lake lesion.

Endophthalmitis caused by streptococcal species: clinical settings, microbiology, management, and outcomes.

Purpose: To report the clinical settings, antibiotic susceptibilities, and outcomes of endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus species.

Design: Retrospective, observational case series.

Methods: Single-center study evaluating all patients with culture-positive endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus species between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2011.