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{"title":"Impact of telehealth postoperative care on early outcomes following esophagectomy","authors":"Karren Xiao ,&nbsp;Jarlath C. Bolger MB, BCh, BAO, PhD ,&nbsp;Frances Allison BSc ,&nbsp;Gail E. Darling MD ,&nbsp;Jonathan C. Yeung MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To address the short-term clinical outcomes of patients postesophagectomy who underwent telehealth<span> care following surgery. The primary objective was to compare the frequency of emergency department<span> admission between telehealth and in-person cohorts. Secondary objectives included comparing the frequency of endoscopies and clinic visits, as well as reasons for emergency department admission.</span></span></div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a retrospective cohort study<span> to assess the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent esophagectomy between March 2018 and May 2022. Patients attending telehealth (phone or video call) surgical follow-up visits, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were compared with a pre-COVID cohort of patients attending standard in-person care. Demographic data, clinical and disease characteristics, and hospital visit data within 6 months of operation were collected. This included surgical clinic visits, endoscopies, and emergency department admissions.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were 168 patients who underwent esophagectomy and had follow-up care between March 2018 and May 2022; 76 telehealth and 92 in-person. Patients attending telehealth appointments had significantly fewer emergency department admissions (0.45 vs 0.79, <em>P</em> = .037) and more endoscopy visits (1.37 vs 0.91, <em>P</em><span> = .020) compared with patients attending in-person visits. The number of follow-up surgical clinic visits did not differ between the groups. The most frequent reasons for emergency visits for the telehealth cohort included dysphagia<span>, feeding-tube problems, and failure to thrive. For the in-person cohort, feeding-tube complications, inflammation/infection, and failure to thrive were the most common reasons.</span></span></div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>A program of virtual follow-up, with integrated in person visits and endoscopy as required, is feasible and safe for following patients postesophagectomy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 677-682"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139716524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term outcomes after aortic root replacement for bicuspid aortic valve–associated aneurysm","authors":"Kavya Rajesh BS ,&nbsp;Megan Chung BA ,&nbsp;Dov Levine MD ,&nbsp;Elizabeth Norton MD ,&nbsp;Parth Patel MD ,&nbsp;Patra Childress MD ,&nbsp;Yanling Zhao MS, MPH ,&nbsp;Pengchen Wang MS ,&nbsp;Bradley Leshnower MD ,&nbsp;Paul Kurlansky MD ,&nbsp;Edward Chen MD ,&nbsp;Hiroo Takayama MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div><span>Patients with congenital bicuspid aortic valve often require root replacement. This study aims to describe their long-term rates of mortality and </span>reoperation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div><span>This is a multicenter retrospective study of 747 patients with bicuspid aortic valve<span> who underwent aortic root replacement for </span></span>aortic aneurysm<span><span> between 2004 and 2020. Cumulative incidence curves for aortic valve and aortic reoperations were graphed. A Kaplan-Meier survival curve for the patient cohort was created alongside an age- and sex-matched curve for the US population. Multivariable </span>Cox regression was used to determine characteristics associated with long-term mortality.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div><span>The median age of our cohort was 54 [43-64] years old, and 101 (13.5%) patients were female. In patients with bicuspid aortic valve dysfunction, 274 (36.7%) had </span>aortic insufficiency<span>, 187 (25.0%) had aortic stenosis, and 142 (19.0%) had both. In-hospital mortality occurred in 10 (1.3%) patients. There were 56 aortic valve reoperations and 19 aortic reoperations, with a combined cumulative incidence of 35% (95% confidence interval [CI], 23%-46%) at 15 years. In addition, there was comparable survival between the patient cohort and the age- and sex-matched US population. Age (hazard ratio [HR], 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01-1.06), concomitant CABG (HR, 2.28; 95% CI, 1.29-4.04), and bypass time (HR, 1.01; 95% CI, 1.00-1.01) were associated with increased mortality.</span></div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Patients who undergo aortic root replacement with bicuspid aortic valve have an increased rate of aortic reoperation (35%; 95% CI, 23%-46%) while their survival appears to be comparable to the general US population (79%; 95% CI, 73%-87%) at 15 years.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 609-616.e4"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of permanent pacemaker for iatrogenic atrioventricular block on outcomes after congenital heart surgery","authors":"Wen Zhang MD ,&nbsp;Kimberlee Gauvreau ScD ,&nbsp;Elizabeth S. DeWitt MD ,&nbsp;Ji M. Lee BS ,&nbsp;Hua Liu MS, CPHQ ,&nbsp;Eric N. Feins MD ,&nbsp;Aditya K. Kaza MD, MBA ,&nbsp;Pedro J. del Nido MD ,&nbsp;Meena Nathan MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The need for permanent pacemaker (PPM) for iatrogenic atrioventricular block (AVB) after congenital heart surgery is approximately 1%. We aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with PPM for iatrogenic AVB and compare them with patients with an optimal repair (trivial/no residual) Residual Lesion Score (RLS) Class 1 repair without PPM need.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We reviewed 183 patients discharged with PPM for iatrogenic AVB from 2011 to 2022. Patients who survived to discharge with &gt;30 days of follow-up were matched 1:1 with a cohort of patients categorized as RLS Class 1 on the basis of fundamental diagnosis and primary procedure.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Median age at PPM placement was 1.4 years (interquartile range, 4.3 months to 3.9 years). The cumulative incidence of moderate or greater ventricular dysfunction at 1 year and 5 years was 11% and 18% in patients with PPM, respectively, compared with 3% and 7% in patients categorized as RLS Class 1 (subdistribution hazard ratio, 2.6; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-6.1; <em>P</em> = .022). Independently, patients with PPM with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (<em>P</em> = .027) and who had undergone Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Mortality Category 5 procedures (<em>P</em> = .033) were at greater risk of ventricular dysfunction. Transplant-free survival at 1 year and 5 years was 94% and 89% in patients with PPM, respectively, compared with 98% and 97% in patients categorized as RLS Class 1 (<em>P</em> = .044). In addition, patients with PPM with palliated circulation had significantly lower transplant-free survival (<em>P</em> &lt; .001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Compared with patients with an optimal repair without PPM, patients with PPM for iatrogenic AVB are at greater risk of developing moderate or greater ventricular dysfunction and have lower transplant-free survival.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 411-419.e5"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142057028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What drives variability in postoperative cardiac surgery transfusion rates?","authors":"Carrinton Mauney BS ,&nbsp;Eric Etchill MD, MPH ,&nbsp;Amanda Rea MSN, CRNP ,&nbsp;Clifford Edwin Fonner BS ,&nbsp;Glenn Whitman MD ,&nbsp;Rawn Salenger MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.02.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Wide interhospital variation exists in cardiac surgical postoperative transfusion rates. We aimed to compare transfusion rates at 2 hospitals and identify the institutional practice factors, unrelated to patient or operative characteristics, associated with postoperative transfusion rates.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Records for adult patients undergoing routine cardiac surgery at 2 hospitals (H and L) from February 2020 to August 2022 were analyzed. Patient and operative characteristics, preoperative and intensive care unit hemoglobin values, and postoperative transfusion rates were compared. Transfusion indication was recorded prospectively. Propensity matching was completed to assess comparability of patient populations.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div><span>After propensity matching patients at H and L on age, procedure type, predicted morbidity or mortality, crossclamp time, preoperative hypertension, preoperative heart failure, and preoperative stroke, 2111 patients remained, with similar characteristics except hypertension. Matched results showed no significant differences in mortality, reoperation, or other major outcomes. Hospital H transfused 36% of patients (mean postoperative hemoglobin [Hb] 10.5) with 1483 units of packed red blood cells whereas hospital L transfused 12% of patients (mean postoperative Hb 9.4) with 198 units of packed red blood cells (</span><em>P</em> &lt; .001). For all patients with a Hb &gt;7.5, hospital H versus L transfused 27% versus 0.9% (<em>P</em><span> &lt; .001). Hospital L’s sole transfusion indication for pretransfusion hemoglobin trigger &gt;7.5 was bleeding versus hospital H, which had multiple indications. When Hb concentration alone was the indication for transfusion, the threshold at hospital H was &lt;7.5 g/dL versus &lt;6 g/dL at hospital L.</span></div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Variation in transfusion rates between hospitals H and L resulted from strict adherence at hospital L to a transfusion trigger of &lt;6 g/dL with narrow indications for transfusions above that Hb concentration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 667-674.e1"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139708325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Commentator Discussion: Mitral valve surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 606-608"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141876484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0022-5223(24)01153-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0022-5223(24)01153-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Page e12"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tracheoplasty should be proactively considered in the surgical strategy for treating the ring-sling complex","authors":"Xin-Wei Du MD ,&nbsp;Peng-Hui Wang MM ,&nbsp;Hao Wang MD ,&nbsp;Dan-Wei Zhang PhD ,&nbsp;Qiang Chen MD ,&nbsp;Zhi-Wei Xu MD ,&nbsp;Li-Min Zhu MD ,&nbsp;Zhao-Hui Lu MD ,&nbsp;Shun-Min Wang MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine the safety and effectiveness of proactive tracheoplasty for pediatric ring-sling complex.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We retrospectively collected data from 304 children who were diagnosed with a ring-sling complex and underwent surgery at 3 cardiac centers in China between January 2010 and June 2023. The children were categorized into 3 surgical groups: concurrent sling and tracheal surgery (group A; n = 258), staged sling and tracheal surgery (group B; n = 25), and sling-only surgery (group C; n = 21). We compared perioperative clinical characteristics, tracheal morphology changes, and outcomes across the 3 groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The median age of the children was 1.2 years (interquartile range, [IQR], 0.7-1.9 years). The anomalous tracheobronchial arborization rates were higher in group A (52.5%) and group B (60.0%) compared to group C (15.0%). The preoperative narrow–wide ratio (NWR) was lower in groups A and B than in group C, with values of 0.44 (IQR, 0.35-0.52), 0.44 (IQR, 0.33-0.59), and 0.68 (IQR, 0.54-0.72), respectively (<em>P</em> &lt; .001). Preoperative subcarina angles were similar among the groups (<em>P</em> = .54). After specific surgeries, the NWR and subcarina angle were improved significantly in groups A and B but not in group C. There were 7 in-hospital deaths and 2 postdischarge deaths. Respiratory symptoms improved in groups A and B, but 7 children in group C remained in respiratory dysfunction. Six children presented with residual stenosis of the left pulmonary artery.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Concurrent sling and tracheal surgeries for children with the ring-sling complex are safe and effective and are especially preferable for those with NWR ≤0.6, long-segment or diffuse tracheal stenosis, anomalous tracheobronchial arborization, and pronounced respiratory symptoms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 375-384.e4"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of prolonged hospital stay after segmentectomy","authors":"Fatemehsadat Pezeshkian MD ,&nbsp;Rachel Leo BA ,&nbsp;Miles A. McAllister BA ,&nbsp;Anupama Singh MD ,&nbsp;Emanuele Mazzola PhD ,&nbsp;Fatemeh Hooshmand MSc ,&nbsp;Julio Herrera-Zamora MD ,&nbsp;Mia Silvestri BA ,&nbsp;Rafael Ribeiro Barcelos MD ,&nbsp;Raphael Bueno MD ,&nbsp;Paula Ugalde Figueroa MD ,&nbsp;Michael T. Jaklitsch MD ,&nbsp;Scott J. Swanson MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Segmentectomy is becoming the standard of care for small, peripheral non–small cell lung cancer. To improve perioperative management in this population, this study aims to identify factors influencing hospital length of stay after segmentectomy.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients who underwent segmentectomy for any indication between January 2018 and May 2023 were identified using a prospectively maintained institutional database. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate associations between clinical features and prolonged (≥3 days) hospital stay. A nomogram was designed to understand better and possibly calculate the individual risk of prolonged hospital stays.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In total, 533 cases were included; 337 (63%) were female. Median age was 66 years (interquartile range [IQR], 63-75). The median size of resected lesions was 1.6 cm (IQR, 1.3-2.1 cm). Median hospital stay was 3 days (IQR, 2-4 days). Major adverse events occurred in 31 (5.8%) cases. The 30-day readmission rate was 5.8% (n = 31). There was no 30-day mortality; 90-day mortality was &lt;1%. Patients older than 75 years (odds ratio [OR], 2.01, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15-3.57, <em>P</em><span> = .02), those with forced expiratory volume in 1 second &lt;88% predicted (OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.38-2.89, </span><em>P</em> &lt; .001), or positive smoking history (OR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.15-2.60, <em>P</em><span> = .01) were more likely to have prolonged hospital stays after segmentectomy. A nomogram accounting for age, sex, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, body mass index, smoking history, and comorbidities was created to predict the probability of prolonged hospital stay with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.66.</span></div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Older patients, those with reduced pulmonary function<span>, and current and past smokers have elevated risk for prolonged hospital stays after segmentectomy. Validation of our nomogram could improve perioperative risk stratification in patients who undergo segmentectomy.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 420-426"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140865670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Commentary: Treating atrial fibrillation in women: Guidelines versus Reality","authors":"Irsa Hasan MD ,&nbsp;Ibrahim Sultan MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 637-638"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141762134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adaptation of cold preservation techniques to partial heart transplant","authors":"V. Reed LaSala MD,&nbsp;Elizabeth M. Cordoves BA,&nbsp;David M. Kalfa MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49975,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"169 2","pages":"Pages 395-399"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142037577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}