Gaining a new angle on pancreas cancer: A pre-operative thrombelastographic parameter predicts recurrence and survival among patients with resected periampullary and pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Background: It has previously been demonstrated that Thrombelastography(TEG) angle may be associated with recurrence and survival in pancreas cancer in a cohort of patients operated on at the University of Colorado in 2016-2017. Now approaching 10 years of follow-up, we revisit these associations and strengthen these claims with multivariate analysis.

Methods: Retrospective chart review was performed.

Computed tomography-derived normative values and z-scores of the pulmonary valve annulus and sino-tubular junction in the pediatric population.

Background: Accurate assessment of the pulmonary valve can dictate clinical management of patients with right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) anomalies. Comparisons with available normal reference values are essential for accurate evaluation. The aim of the study was to generate normative data for the pulmonary valve annulus and sino-tubular (ST) junction using CT measurements derived from a heterogeneous pediatric population and create z-scores useful for clinical practice.

Computed Tomography-Derived Normative Values of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Structures in the Pediatric Population.

Recent advances in available percutaneous device technology require accurate measurements and quantification of relationships between right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) structures in children with and without congenital heart disease to determine device suitability. To date, no population study has described normal reference ranges of these measurements by computed tomography (CT). We aimed to establish normative values for four CT-derived measurements between RVOT structures from a heterogeneous population without heart disease and develop z scores useful for clinical practice.

Analyzing the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on initial oncologic presentation and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in the United States.

Background: A significantly lower rate of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) screening, greater health care avoidance, and changes to oncologic recommendations were some consequences of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affecting the medical environment. We sought to determine how the health care environment during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the oncologic treatment of patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study evaluating patients with NSCLC in the National Cancer Database (2019-2020).

Prevalence and progression of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas in solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review.

Solid organ transplantation (SOT) recipients are known to carry an increased risk of malignancy because of long-term immunosuppression. However, the progression of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas (IPMN) in this population remains unclear. We performed a systematic review by searching PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar.

Validating a risk assessment tool in United Kingdom and Irish paediatric cardiac catheterisation practice.

Background: No established risk prediction tool exists in United Kingdom and Irish Paediatric Cardiology practice for patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation. The Catheterisation RISk score for Paediatrics is used primarily in North American practice to assess risk prior to cardiac catheterisation. Validating the utility and transferability of such a tool in practice provides the opportunity to employ an already established risk assessment tool in everyday practice.