THORACIC SURGERY

This study tested whether a combination of protective treatments during heart valve surgery could reduce heart muscle damage compared to standard care. Researchers enrolled 210 patients undergoing aortic valve surgery and measured heart injury markers for 72 hours after surgery. …

This study tested a new digital breathing device and phone app designed to help patients stick to their prescribed breathing exercises after lung surgery. The device tracks breaths and sends reminders, aiming to improve how often patients do the exercises. Researchers wanted to s…

This study looked at whether giving three medications (lidocaine, ketamine, and magnesium) during lung surgery helps reduce pain and the need for strong opioid painkillers afterward. Researchers observed 118 adults who had lung surgery, comparing those who received the three-drug…

This study tested whether a structured education session before lung cancer surgery helps patients recover better. One hundred patients were randomly assigned to either receive this special nurse-led education or the hospital's standard care. Researchers then compared their pain …

This study tested whether using an anesthetic drug called esketamine, instead of traditional opioid painkillers, could improve recovery for patients having minimally invasive lung surgery. It involved 84 adults undergoing surgery to remove lung nodules. Researchers compared the e…

This study tested whether listening to music during chest surgery could help patients need less anesthesia and have more stable vital signs. Researchers compared patients listening to Sufi music, classical music, or no music during their operation. The goal was to see if music co…

This study observed 60 adults undergoing a type of minimally invasive chest surgery (VATS) to see which of two nerve-blocking techniques worked better for pain relief. The researchers compared the Edge Laminar Block (ELB) and the Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Bloc…

This study observed patients having chest surgery where only one lung is used for breathing. It compared two methods of delivering anesthesia gas to see if a low-flow method affects how well the lungs work during surgery and how much oxygen patients need afterward. The goal was t…

This study looked back at medical records for 900 patients who had lung surgery where a specific brand of surgical stapler was used. The goal was to see how safe and effective the stapler was during these operations. Researchers checked for things like successful sealing, bleedin…

This study aimed to understand the very start of pain after surgery by collecting small skin samples from the surgical cut at different times during the operation. Researchers analyzed these samples to find chemical and genetic signals related to pain, hoping this knowledge will …

This study aimed to find out if adjusting the amount of air a breathing machine delivers during chest surgery based on a patient's actual lung capacity is better than using a standard formula based on body weight. Researchers observed 140 patients undergoing chest surgery to see …

This study monitored how well Medtronic's nerve monitoring system worked in real hospital settings during various surgeries. Researchers tracked 205 patients who had the device used during their procedures to check for any safety issues and see if the device performed as intended…

This study tested if using an ultrasound to measure a patient's airway is better than the standard method for choosing the right size of breathing tube during lung surgery. Researchers compared the two methods in 74 patients to see if ultrasound could lead to fewer complications,…

This study tested whether a simple, radiation-free ultrasound scan of a patient's thigh and breathing muscles, taken before major heart or lung surgery, could help predict their risk of serious complications after the operation. Researchers enrolled 301 patients aged 65 and older…