Publications by authors named "Tian-Chi Wu"

Multiple primary lung cancer (MPLC) is an increasingly prevalent subtype of lung cancer. According to recent genomic studies, the different lesions of a single MPLC patient exhibit functional similarities that may reflect evolutionary convergence. We perform whole-exome sequencing for a unique cohort of MPLC patients with multiple samples from each lesion found.

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Objectives: Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (UniVATS) is widely used as a minimally invasive thoracic operation. The goal of our study was to analyse the effect of long-term experience with the UniVATS lobectomy on the learning curve.

Methods: The learning curves were quantitatively evaluated by the unadjusted cumulative sum, and they were segmented using joinpoint linear regression analysis.

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Objectives: We performed this meta-analysis to compare adjuvant EGFR-TKIs with a placebo or adjuvant chemotherapy among patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Materials And Methods: A literature search was performed using relevant keywords. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the survival benefits of adjuvant EGFR-TKIs with those of placebo or adjuvant chemotherapy for resected NSCLC were eligible for inclusion.

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This randomized, double-blind study evaluated the short-term effects and safety of perioperative retrograde autologous priming (RAP) for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in patients with cardiac replacement surgery to determine if this approach is a better substitute for crystal liquids priming in patients with valvular heart disease. We observed that RAP significantly decreased the actual priming volume, preserved the hematocrit and hemoglobin level during CPB to a certain degree, and decreased lactate accumulation in CPB period. Moreover, RAP lowered the volume of transfusion and dosage blood products.

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