Tracheostomy and Improvement in Utilization of Hospital Resources During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Surge.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected millions across the world. Significant patient surges have caused severe resource allocation challenges in personal protective equipment, medications, and staffing. The virus produces bilateral lung infiltrates causing significant oxygen depletion and respiratory failure thus increasing the need for ventilators.

Retrospective Review of Preoperative Wire Localization for Peripheral Ground Glass Opacities.

Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) is performed for diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lung nodules. Localization of peripherally located ground-glass opacities (GGOs) can be challenging. We report the results and usefulness of preoperative computed tomography (CT)-guided wire localization.

Review of Procedures and Outcomes of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in 45 Patients Undergoing Segmentectomy.

Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in the United States and survival is heavily dependent upon the cancer stage at diagnosis. In the treatment of Stage I or Stage II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), cancerous lung nodules are removed through lobectomy or segmentectomy. Lobectomy removes an entire lobe of the lung.