VATS in Older Adults

Posted On 2024-01-03 17:14:25

Guest Editor: Mark R. Katlic (Lifebridge Health System, Baltimore, USA)

Editorial on VATS in Older Adults
VATS surgeons, already geriatric surgeons, can still improve
Mark R. Katlic
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Review Article on VATS in Older Adults
A narrative review of video-assisted thoracic surgery for geriatric patients: optimizing organ function and perioperative recovery
Lukas Heinrich Matern, Xiaodong Bao
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Preoperative vulnerability assessment of the older thoracic surgical patient
JoAnn Coleman
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Pain control in older adults undergoing video-assisted thorascopic surgery
Ricky Amoateng, Matthew Zeller, Mark Katlic
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Original Article on VATS in Older Adults
Returning to baseline daily ambulation after cardiothoracic surgery
Jake L. Cotton, Danielle Abbitt, Heather Carmichael, John Iguidbashian, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Robert A. Meguid, Jessica Y. Rove, Edward L. Jones, Teresa S. Jones, Thomas N. Robinson
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Review Article on VATS in Older Adults
Postoperative delirium in older adults: a surgeon’s guide and clinical practice review
Samuel M. Miller, Kimberly M. Glerum, Richard N. Jones, Ferhat Yildiz, Mark R. Katlic, Matthew Vrees, William Cioffi, Richard W. Besdine, Sevdenur Cizginer
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Case Report on VATS in Older Adults
Non-intubated surgical lung biopsies in elderly and frail adults—one shot, two targets: a case report
Ludovica Balsamo, Paraskevas Lyberis, Giulio Luca Rosboch, Federico Femia, Eleonora Della Beffa, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Enrico Ruffini, Francesco Guerrera
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Review Article on VATS in Older Adults
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in octogenarians
Shelby Stewart, Klara Schwarzova
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Disclosure:
The series “VATS in Older Adults” was commissioned by the editorial office, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Mark R. Katlic served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.