Virtual reality and 3D printing in clinical anesthesia: a case series of two years' experience in a single tertiary medical centre.

Purpose: Anatomically correct patient-specific models made from medical imaging can be printed on a three-dimensional (3D) printer or turned into a virtual reality (VR) program. Until recently, use in anesthesia has been limited. In 2019, the anesthesia department at Tel Aviv Medical Center launched a 3D program with the aim of using 3D modelling to assist in preoperative anesthesia planning.

Thoracoscopic giant lung bullaectomy: our initial experience.

Background: Giant lung bullae (GLB) are rare, and the only currently available management involves either an open surgical resection (thoracotomy) or the newer minimally invasive resection consisting of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The aim of our study was to evaluate the possible influence of GLBs pulmonary attachment on patient's post-operative complications.

Methods: A retrospective analysis included all consecutive patients with GLBs who underwent bullae's surgical resection from 7/2007 to 12/2018.

"Bloodless" Major Pulmonary Resection in Two Jehovah's Witnesses Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Background: Blood transfusion rates during surgery and hospitalization for thoracic surgery vary from 16% to 55%. The religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) permit medical and surgical procedures but exclude the use of blood and blood products. Performing major pulmonary resection without the possibility of compensating for blood loss is a daunting challenge that few surgeons are willing to meet.

Major Pulmonary Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma during the COVID-19 Pandemic-Single Israeli Center Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The highly contagious COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges in providing care to patients with resectable non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Surgical management now needs to consider the risks of malignant disease progression by delaying surgery, and those of COVID-19 transmission to patients and operating room staff. The goal of our study was to describe our experience in providing both emergent and elective surgical procedures for patients with NSCLC during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, and to present our point of view regarding the safety of performing lung cancer surgery.