This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Tom D’Amico, professor and vice chairman of surgery and chief medical officer of the Duke Cancer Institute, about oligometastatic disease. They discuss the current updates of oligometastatic disease, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) guidelines on the surgical management of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer, and the importance of choosing the right patient. They also explore where the new boundaries of this procedure are, radiation therapy, and shared decision-making. Joel also highlights a surgical robot (spaceMIRA) at the International Space Station that completed its first surgery demo in zero gravity, the state of lung transplants in the United Kingdom, and the Priority Setting Partnership (PSP).  

Joel also reviews recent JANS articles on perioperative extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates with transposition of the great arteries, a randomized controlled trial on the effects of postoperative glucocorticoids on mitigation of organ dysfunction in patients with Type A aortic dissection, if socioeconomic factors impair uptake of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with locoregional esophageal cancer, and a nationwide analysis on malperfusion in patients with acute Type A aortic dissection. 

In addition, Joel explores a case report on a chest injury with an arrow penetrating the right lung with rent in the right atrium, an interview with Marko Turina, and an Onyx mechanical mitral valve replacement after previous mitral repair. Before closing, he highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.  

JANS Items Mentioned 

1.) Perioperative Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates With Transposition of the Great Arteries: 15 Years of Experience 

2.) Effects of Postoperative Glucocorticoids on Mitigation of Organ Dysfunction in Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

3.) Do Socioeconomic Factors Impair Uptake of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Locoregional Oesophageal Cancer? 

4.) Malperfusion in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Nationwide Analysis 

CTSNET Content Mentioned 

1.) Injury to the Chest With an Arrow Penetrating the Right Lung With Rent in the Right Atrium: A Case Report 

2.) Giants in CT Surgery: An Interview With Marko Turina 

3.) Redo Mitral Surgery: Onyx Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement After Previous Mitral Repair  

Other Items Mentioned 

1.) The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Clinical Practice Guideline on Surgical Management of Oligometastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer 

2.) Surgery in Space: Tiny Remotely Operated Robot Completes First Simulated Procedure at the Space Station 

3.) Career Center  

4.) CTSNet Events Calendar 

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