Importance of Research in the Training of Thoracic Surgeons by Hartzell V. Schaff, Anita Nguyen

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Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for Thoracic Surgeons: An Update by Francesco Petrella, Enrico Mario Cassina, Lidia Libretti, Emanuele Pirondini, Federico Raveglia, Antonio Tuoro

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Thoracic Surgeons’ Perspective on the Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax by Yasser Aljehani, Farouk AlReshaid, Abdulrahman Al-Abduljabbar, Rawan A. Rahman AlHarmi, Naif Alkhaldi, Musa'ad Aljughaiman, Bayan Almusailhi, Nabaa Alhawashim, Hatem Elbawab

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JUBILEE THORACIC SCHOOL MEETING OF EUROPEAN, RUSSIAN AND CIS THORACIC SURGEONS by Editorial Article

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JUBILEE THORACIC SCHOOL MEETING OF EUROPEAN, RUSSIAN AND CIS THORACIC SURGEONS by Editorial Article

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Disparities in Access to Thoracic Surgeons among Patients Receiving Lung Lobectomy in the United States by Sean J. Halloran, Christine E. Alvarado, Anuja L. Sarode, Boxiang Jiang, Jillian Sinopoli, Philip A. Linden, Christopher W. Towe

“…We hypothesized that disparities would exist regarding access to thoracic surgeons among patients receiving lung lobectomy for cancer. …”
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A Decade’s Review for the Foundation, Establishment and Development of Thoracic Surgeon Branch of Chinese Physicians' Association by Tianyou WANG

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Guidelines of the European Respiratory Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons for the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma by A. Scherpereel, P. Astoul, P. Baas, T. Berghmans, H. Clayson, P. de Vuyst, H. Dienemann, F. Galateau-Salle, C. Hennequin, G. Hillerdal, C. Le Pe´choux, L. Mutti, J-C. Pairon, R. Stahel, P. van Houtte, J. van Meerbeeck, D. Waller, W. Weder

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Establishing a Multidisciplinary Team-Based Pleural Service in the Era of Financial Austerity: The Role of the Thoracic Surgeon by Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, Tatiana Sidiropoulou, Ioannis P. Tomos, Christos F. Kampolis, Thomas Raptakis, Periklis I. Tomos

“…Herewith, we describe our attempt to establish a multidisciplinary pleural disease program during a difficult economic period for our country, comprising thoracic surgeons, pulmonologists and anesthesiologists, all of whom brought in their experience, expertise and resources to establish and develop the service resulting in a hybridization of the technique, with, as reported, quite favorable results.…”
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Beyond the Frontline: A Triple-Line Approach of Thoracic Surgeons in Lung Cancer Management—State of the Art by Benjamin Bottet, Nicolas Piton, Jean Selim, Matthieu Sarsam, Florian Guisier, Jean-Marc Baste

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A 20-Year Update on the Practice of Thoracic Surgery in Canada: A Survey of the Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons by Sami Aftab Abdul, Frances Wright, Christian Finley, Sebastien Gilbert, Andrew J. E. Seely, Sudhir Sundaresan, Patrick J. Villeneuve, Donna Elizabeth Maziak

“…Methods: An updated questionnaire was administered to all members of the Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons via email (n=142, compared to n=68 in 2004). …”

CT‐guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB): A thoracic surgeon's learning curve and experience summary by Tao Hong, Guijuan Ji, Teng Sun, Xin Gui, Tianyue Ma, Hao Zhang

“…Methods Data were collected from 94 consecutive patients who underwent computed tomography–guided PTNB by a thoracic surgeon at the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University between May 2021 and February 2022. …”
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Machine learning models for mitral valve replacement: A comparative analysis with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score by Orfanoudaki, A, Giannoutsou, A, Hashim, S, Bertsimas, D, Hagberg, RC

“…Background Current Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk models for predicting outcomes of mitral valve surgery (MVS) assume a linear and cumulative impact of variables. …”

Thoracic Surgeon Impressions of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Care—Lessons from the First Wave in Canada by Roy A. Hilzenrat, Shaun A. Deen, John Yee, Kyle A. Grant, Ahmad S. Ashrafi, Shaun Coughlin, Anna L. McGuire

“…Results: Fifty-three thoracic surgeons completed the survey. Responses were collected from all Canadian provinces. …”
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Validation of the society of thoracic surgeons predicted risk of mortality score for long-term survival after cardiac surgery in Israel by Eyal I. Ben-David, Orit Blumenfeld, Ayelet Shapira-Daniels, Oz M. Shapira

“…We previously confirmed that the Society of Thoracic Surgeons predicted risk of mortality score (PROM) accurately predicts 30-day mortality in Israeli patients. …”
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Case report—Every thoracic surgeon's nightmare: cardiac and lung perforation during placement of Nuss bar for pectus excavatum by Federico Beati, Simone Frediani, Valerio Pardi, Ivan Aloi, Arianna Bertocchini, Antonella Accinni, Alessandro Inserra

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BMI disparities in coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes: A single center Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database analysis by Enoch Yeung, Sierra Smith, Michael Scharf, Cynthia Wung, Senapathi Harsha, Stephanie Lawson, Richard Rockwell, Felice Reitknecht

“…Method: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database was queried for adult patients who underwent first-time Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) patients in our center from 2014 to 2020. …”
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Interpretation of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)-American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 guidelines for management of type B aortic dissection by LI Zhen

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Valve Surgery for Endocarditis in Patients Who Inject Drugs: Removing Them From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Is Only Part of the Solution by Harold L. Lazar

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Gambaran Skoring STS dan Euro Score II sebagai Prediktor Mortalitas pada Pasien Bedah Pintas Arteri Koroner di RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung Periode 2019–2020 by Lusy Octavia Saputri, Rudi Kurniadi Kadarsah, Budiana Rismawan

Subjects: “…bedah pintas arteri koroner, euroscore ii, mortalitas, skor society of thoracic surgeon…”
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