Optimizing LOS after Lobectomy
Optimizing Length of Stay after Lobectomy Authors: Najib Safieddine, Sean McFadden Summary of Recommendations Preop Patient education that includes family members and social supports Council re smoking cessation and …
Preoperative Physiologic Assessment Prior to Pulmonary Resection
Preoperative Physiologic Assessment Prior to Pulmonary Resection Simon Turner1, Serena Shum2, Tim van Haaften2 1Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta 2Anesthesiology, University of Alberta Background Anatomic lung resection is the gold …
Follow Up and Surveillance of Esophageal Cancer Treated With Curative Intent
Follow Up and Surveillance of Esophageal Cancer Treated With Curative Intent Authors: Anne-Sophie Laliberté, MD. FRCSC Reviewers : Brian Johnston and Andrew Seely Society recommendations Based on society recommendations and expert …
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Recommendation for the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions Daniel Jones, Laura Donahoe, Najib Safieddine Background Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) is a common diagnosis in patients with late stage cancer. The …
Subsolid Lung Nodule, Invasive Lung Cancer & Metastatetomy
Intraoperative Mediastinal Lymphnode Sampling vs Dissection for Subsolid Lung Nodule, Invasive Lung Cancer and Metastatetomy Basil Nasir, Simon Turner, Gail Darling Summary of Recommendations* *For complete discussion, rationale, definitions and …
Position on E-cigarettes
CATS Position on E-cigarettes Background The major reason people will use e-cigarettes, or vape as it is commonly known, is for nicotine intake. The e-cigarette devices and the available products …
Brain Imaging in Lung Cancer Staging
Recommendation Regarding Brain Imaging in Lung Cancer Staging. Background: Brain imaging is an important component of the accurate staging of newly diagnosed patients with non-small cell and small cell lung …
Surgical Wait-Times for Resectable Lung Cancer
Surgical Wait-Times for Resectable Lung Cancer. Background: Timely care is a fundamental component of quality. Although what constitutes timely care in lung cancer remains a subject of debate, many international/national/regional …
Follow-up and Surveillance – Curatively-Treated Lung Cancer
Follow-up and Surveillance Recommendations for Patients Treated Curatively for Lung Cancer. Background: Despite advances in the care of patients with NSCLC, the overall 5-year survival for patients treated with curative …
Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Potentially Resectable NSCLC – Choice of Invasive Modality
Recommendations for Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Potentially Resectable NSCLC – Choice of Invasive Modality