Ethical considerations in lung re-transplantation.

Purpose Of Review: Patients undergoing re-transplantation constitute a growing proportion of annual lung transplants. It is necessary to consider ethical considerations of re-transplantation in parallel with clinical progress.

Recent Findings: Most clinical data demonstrate patients undergoing re-transplantation have worse survival outcomes; however, there is limited discussion of the ethical principles surrounding re-transplantation.

Delayed esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma is associated with a negative impact on long-term survival and an increased risk of perioperative morbidity.

Objective: Delayed esophagectomy (DE) following chemoradiation therapy (CXRT) for esophageal carcinoma is undertaken in selected patients. This study aimed to assess both short-term outcomes and long-term survival for patients with adenocarcinoma undergoing DE.

Methods: The National Cancer Database was queried for patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical stage II-III esophageal adenocarcinoma undergoing esophagectomy after CXRT.

Falls from scaffolds: a nationwide analysis.

Introduction: Falls from scaffolds are a common cause of occupational injuries and fatalities, however, the data concerning these injuries are scarce. The purpose of this study was to characterize the epidemiology, injury patterns, and outcomes of falls from scaffolds.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study using data from the National Trauma Data Bank (2007-2017).

Pulmonary Function Tests May Better Predict Dyspnea-Severity in Patients with Subglottic Stenosis Compared to Clinician-Reported Stenosis.

Objective: Patients with subglottic stenosis (SGS) present with varied degree of breathing complaints. The dyspnea index (DI) is a 10-question patient-reported outcome measure designed to measure the severity of upper airway obstruction. We set out to determine whether pulmonary function tests or clinician-reported degree of stenosis best predicted DI scores.

The Utility of Recycled Eyeglasses: A Pilot Study at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.

Background: The cost of eyeglasses is variably covered by medical insurance and thus is a significant barrier for patients in lower socioeconomic classes. We evaluated the efficacy of Recycle Vision (RV) at LAC+USC Medical Center, a monthly clinic run by volunteer medical students that provides free donated eyeglasses.

Methods: A convenience sample of 30 patients was surveyed from August 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.