Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons
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Auteurs : Simon Turner et Anne-Sophie Laliberté Traduction : Anne-Sophie Laliberté CONTEXTE L’utilisation inappropriée des antibiotiques peut contribuer à la résistance aux antibiotiques, entraîner une infection à C. difficile et est …
Authors: Simon Turner and Anne-Sophie Laliberté BACKGROUND The inappropriate use of antibiotics may contribute to antibiotic resistance, may lead to C. difficile infection, and is associated with increased cost. This …
Prevention of Esophageal Anastomotic Leaks Authors: Crispin Russell, Andrew Seely Summary of Recommendations Pre-operative – Optimize nutrition, cardiovascular and diabetic control as well as smoking cessation as a pre-habilitation program …
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 …
Recommendations from a Review and Analysis of Strategies for Prediction, Prevention and Management of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation after Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery. Recommendations: Prophylaxis therapy against POAF is not recommended for …
Recommendation for Thoracic Surgery Perioperative VTE Prophylaxis. Background: It is now widely accepted that the true incidence of post-op VTE following lung and esophageal resection is largely under-reported. A large …
Follow-up and Surveillance Recommendations for Patients Treated Curatively for Lung Cancer. Recommendations: Surveillance for relapse or new primaries in patients treated with curative intent for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …