"Thoracic Surgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart, lungs, and esophagus. Two major types of thoracic surgery are classified as pulmonary and cardiovascular.
| Descriptor ID |
D013903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.803
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracic Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Predicting Non-home Discharge After Lung Surgery: Analysis of the General Thoracic Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 03; 115(3):687-692.
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of mortality risk prediction models in adult cardiac surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 10 29; 33(5):673-686.
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Variability in Smoking Status for Lobectomy Among Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Participants. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 06; 111(6):1842-1848.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score Rating for Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 03; 109(3):848-855.
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A Prolonged Air Leak Score for Lung Cancer Resection: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 11; 108(5):1478-1483.
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2019 AATS/ACC/ASE/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care?Document: A Proposal to Optimize Care for Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Joint Report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiography, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 06; 32(6):683-707.
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2019 AATS/ACC/ASE/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care?Document: A Proposal to Optimize Care for Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Joint Report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiography, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and?Society?of?Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 05 28; 73(20):2609-2635.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database 2019 Update on Outcomes and Quality. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 May; 107(5):1302-1306.
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2018 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Joint Report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 02; 107(2):650-684.
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General thoracic surgical training in North America: Contrasting general thoracic surgery residencies in?Canada and the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 12; 156(6):2379-2387.