The myth of Narcissus exemplified in the absolute masterpiece by Caravaggio seems to represent an ideal metaphor to explain the ever-evolving interaction between surgery and SABR in lung cancer management. You can read more in… http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223%2816%2930286-0/fulltext
“La implementación de nuevas técnicas quirúrgicas, como las resecciones pulmonares anatómicas videoasistidas, necesita de entrenamiento continuado. En el Servicio de Cirugía Torácica de Salamanca, hemos desarrollado un programa de entrenamiento en cirugía mínimamente invasiva que incluye además de modificaciones del entorno quirúrgico para facilitar la generalización de estos procedimientos, la asistencia a centros de alto volumen…
El pasado fin de semana tuvo lugar el en el Hospital Universitario de Salamanca el examen de competencias objetivo y estructurado (ECOE). En el siguiente video podéis ver cómo transcurrió el examen por el que pasaron los alumnos de sexto de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Salamanca. http://tv.usal.es/videos/2539/examen-de-competencias-objetivo-y-estructurado-(ecoe)
“Ultimately, we as a society must find a balance between health care affordability and profits that will provide the necessary incentive for continued innovation. Not doing so risks creating a health care system in which all participants lose”. http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/47/5/1331?ctkey=ERJtw054816
Hace poco se publicaba la noticia de que el Instituto Europeo para la Ciencia, los Medios de Comunicación y la Democracia (EISMD) había lanzado una iniciativa, con apoyo de la UE, para consultar a los ciudadanos europeos su postura ante el reto de las enfermedades crónicas. “¿El acceso al cuidado de la salud gratuito debe dársele…
Routine use of PET scans to follow asymptomatic patients after curative therapy did not affect survival according to the retrospective analysis of a cohort of 97,152 lung cancer and 4,446 esophageal cancer patients. The authors compared high and low level use PET centers, and found no differences in 2-year survival. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/108/7/djv429.abstract
NHS carries different consultations regarding different techniques in Thoracic Surgery. One of the latest is related to Robotic Surgery which requires very expensive equipments and offers no clear benefits compared to other already established techniques. NHS has concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to support routinely use of robotic assisted lung and esophageal resections.…
Two weeks ago, the new Chief of our Department, Dr. Jimenez, became Professor of Salamanca University. His teaching project was designed around the importance of student’s clinical training, even in the earlier years of Medical School, and the homogeneous evaluation of this training. Only three days later, the entire department was reunited to celebrate Dr.…
After watching this debate hold by Gilbert Massard and Gonzalo Varela about N2 disease management , would you perform surgery?
Dr. Gonzalo Varela highlights the importance of leadership, team work, integrated surgical training, risk assesment and patients’ safety in this interview. #Thoracic #Surgery #Leadership #Safety #Training
The last issue of the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery features an editorial comment on the manuscript by McElnay et al -in the same issue- comparing outcomes after uniportal or standard VATS lobectomy. Uniportal approach for lung lobectomy has been shown to be feasible but its advantages for the patient are far to be evidence-based.
Recientemente “revistamédica” ha publicado un artículo acerca de la elección de los mejores números del examen MIR 2015. Entre otros temas interesantes recoge unas curiosas declaraciones de una doctora que ha merecido estar entre los 50 mejores en el examen de este año. Textualmente se refiera a su elección de especialidad de esta manera: “Valoro…
The April issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery features an interesting retrospective comparison of long-term outcomes of clinical stage I NSCLC matched patients treated by VATS lobectomy or SBRT. Cases treated by VATS achieved significantly better overall survival and disease control compared to SBRT patients. Interestingly enough, the authors underline that all cases were…
In 1964 the first government report linking smoking and health was published in the US. Fifty years after the publication, the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among adults has declined dramatically but more than 42 million Americans still smoke. In 2014, the current Acting U.S. Surgeon General released his report on 50 years of progress…
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Salamanca's Thoracic Surgeons 