Background: Chest drains are placed after surgery to enable lung re-expansion. However, there remains little guidance on optimal placement. This study aims to identify the ideal size and position for chest drain insertion with regards to post-operative outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The IASLC 8th TNM Staging 8th differentiates between a greater number of T-stages. Resection remains the mainstay of curative treatment with often significant waiting times. This study aims to quantify the T-stage progression and growth of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) between radiological diagnosis and resection, and its impact on disease recurrence and survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAsian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
June 2011
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A
April 2010
Imaging of early postoperative complications after mesh repair has shown "foldings" of the prosthetic mesh, leading to displacement and associated hernia recurrence. A rectangular two-dimensional mesh introduced into the abdomen and fitted into a concave three-dimensional cavity does not lie evenly and is susceptible to crumpling. Hence, we propose to introduce a geometrically corrected mesh design that would allow easier placement and compliment the anatomic shape of the abdominal cavity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to document what proportion of patients referred for consideration of cardiac surgery are turned down, the reasons given for not operating and also to evaluate what happens to those patients who do not undergo surgery.
Methods: 382 elective patients referred for consideration of cardiac surgery to one of six consultant cardiac surgeons at Wythenshawe Hospital during a one year period from were included in the study. Data for those patients who underwent an operation were collected prospectively in a cardiac surgery database.
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