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 …
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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 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 Authors: Anne-Sophie Laliberté, MD. FRCSC Reviewers : Brian Johnston and Andrew Seely Society recommendations Based on society recommendations and expert …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. 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 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 …
Recommendations for Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Potentially Resectable NSCLC – Choice of Invasive Modality