Editorial
Thoracic drain management using a digital system
Does the maze procedure predispose to acute kidney injury?
Incidence of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy in an era of revolution
The final frontier of subdiaphragmatic abscess management: should we bury the scalpel?
Adopting the robotic platform for anatomic lung resections: real life lessons for the tech enthusiast
A stitch in time: age impacts survival in repair of atrioventricular septal defects
The pros and cons of uniportal VATS segmentectomy in the treatment of early-stage lung cancer: should the procedure be prioritized?
Thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: minimally invasive surgery involving various approaches
Beyond the limits: journey to feasible and safe uniportal VATS surgery for lung cancer
Is a single port enough for the learned thoracic surgeons?
Can major lung resection under local anesthesia become widespread?
Opioid-sparing opportunities in the thoracic surgery pathway
Original Article
Clinical outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma
Anatomic lung resection after immune checkpoint inhibitors for initially unresectable advanced-staged non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis
First insights into the role of wall shear stress in the development of a distal stent graft induced new entry through computational fluid dynamics simulations
Ex-vivo exploration of an endobronchial sentinel lymph node procedure in lung cancer for optimizing workflow and evaluating feasibility of novel imaging tools
Interleukin-11 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: predictive value of prognosis and acute exacerbation
Inflammatory myositis-associated interstitial lung disease can be distinguished from that associated with other connective tissue diseases
When to proceed to surgical rib fixation?—A single-institution clinical experience
Uniportal vs. multiportal thoracoscopic segmentectomy: a north American study
Global trends in the burden of esophageal cancer, 1990−2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Laboratory blood test profiling reveals distinct biochemical and hemocyte features of KRAS mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Risk factors for postoperative cerebral infarction in patients after lung resection: a single-center case-control study
Immunocyte count combined with CT features for distinguishing pulmonary tuberculoma from malignancy among non-calcified solitary pulmonary solid nodules
Recipient, donor, and surgical factors leading to primary graft dysfunction after lung transplant
Tracheostomy insertion in COVID-19: insertion practice and factors leading to unplanned tube exchange
Contemporary real-world radiotherapy outcomes of unresected locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Incidence and diagnostic validity of difficult airway in emergency departments in China: a cross-sectional survey
Comparison of lymph node metastasis pattern from esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma versus very low thoracic esophageal squamous cancer: a propensity-matched analysis
Real-world experience of arbidol for Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2
Clinical features of recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum
Impaired exercise capacity in individuals with non-obstructive small airway dysfunction
Initial Asian experience of the branched E-vita open NEO in complex aortic pathologies
Dyspnea in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer: a population-based analysis of disease burden and patterns of care
Lessons learned by thoracic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic
Honeycomb lung is a major risk factor for preoperative radiological tumor size underestimation in patients with primary lung cancer
MicroRNA-186-5p inhibits H9c2 cells apoptosis induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation by targeting ERK1/2
Real-world evidence of safety and influence for lung cancer surgery under COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Removing different number of regional lymph nodes affects survival outcomes of operable patients at stage IIA non-small cell lung cancer (according to the 8th edition staging)
Standardization of intra- and peri-operative management to reduce postoperative drainage time after major thoracoscopic pulmonary resections
Cone-beam computed tomography-guided endobronchial ultrasound using an ultrathin bronchoscope for diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions: a prospective pilot study
Polymorphisms in the FCER2 gene have associations with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The relationship between tumor infiltrating immune cells and the prognosis of patients with lung adenocarcinoma
Relationship between valvular structure and biochemical indices of non-valvular atrial fibrillation and senile degenerative valvular heart disease
Risk factor analysis of postoperative cerebral infarction in thoracic surgery patients by propensity-score matching-a single institution retrospective cohort study
The value of serum Sema4D level in reflecting the inflammatory state of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Value of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging-T2WI-based radiomic features in distinguishing lung adenocarcinoma from lung squamous cell carcinoma with solid components >8 mm
Serum vitamin D3 deficiency can affect the efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy in children with allergic rhinitis: a retrospective cohort study
The association of coagulation indicators with in-hospital acute kidney injury and malignant events of patients with acute aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk factors for postoperative delirium in patients with acute type A aortic dissection
Differentiating between pulmonary adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma by spectral CT volumetric quantitative analysis: a comparative study with conventional spectral analysis
Immune-related thyroid dysfunction is associated with improved long-term prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with immunotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Postoperative delirium and its influencing factors in elderly patients with lung cancer in the intensive care unit
Short Communication
Is SARS-COV-2 associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency?
Study Protocol
Neoadjuvant therapy with immunoagent (nivolumab) or placebo plus chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant treatment in subjects with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: study protocol of a randomized, multicenter, double blind, phase II trial (NATION-2203 trial)
Review Article
Lung cancer with air lucency: a systematic review and clinical management guide
The beginning of a new era in induction treatment for operable non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review
Esophageal diverticula: from diagnosis to therapeutic management—narrative review
Intrathoracic vacuum therapy for the therapy of pleural empyema—a systematic review and analysis of the literature
Suggested robotic-assisted thoracic surgery training curriculum
Editorial on Clinical Update Sleep 20231
Clinical Update Sleep: Life Eessentials and NHS England ‘Optimal Sleep Pathway’
Original Article on Clinical Update Sleep 20231
Peri-operative outcomes of bariatric surgery in obstructive sleep apnoea: a single-centre cohort study
Cardioprotective medication in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a single-centre cohort study
The effect of a change from face-to-face to remote positive airway pressure education for patients with sleep apnoea during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a prospective cohort study
Brief Report on Clinical Update Sleep 20231
Nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure offers symptomatic benefit in excessive dynamic airway collapse despite normal sleep study
Editorial on Prolonged Air Leak after Lung Surgery: Prediction, Prevention and Management2
Prolonged air leak after lung surgery: prediction, prevention and management
A brief appraisal on the GRADE methodology and the development of recommendations on the management of prolonged air leaks by the PALAS Study Group
Editorial Commentary on Prolonged Air Leak after Lung Surgery: Prediction, Prevention and Management2
Should we use a biophysical approach in the classification and management of air leakage after lung resection?
Original Article on Prolonged Air Leak after Lung Surgery: Prediction, Prevention and Management2
Prolonged air leak after video-assisted thoracic anatomical pulmonary resections: a clinical predicting model based on data from the Italian VATS group registry, a machine learning approach
Prolonged air leak after segmentectomy: incidence and risk factors
Risk factors, complications and costs of prolonged air leak after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary lung cancer
Review Article on Prolonged Air Leak after Lung Surgery: Prediction, Prevention and Management2
Intraoperative prevention and conservative management of postoperative prolonged air leak after lung resection: a systematic review
The role of new staplers in reducing the incidence of air leak
Enhanced recovery after surgery and chest tube management
Prolonged air leak after robotic lung resection: a narrative review
Original Article of Sleep Section3
Effect of switching from continuous to bilevel positive airway pressure on sleep quality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: the prospective POP IN VAuto study
Original Article of Cough Section
Diagnostic yield of chest radiograph in management of adults with difficult-to-treat chronic cough—retrospective study
Letter to the Editor
Medical thoracoscopy: effective, cheap and safe for empyema
Erratum
Erratum to the effects of hydrogen treatment in a cigarette smoke solution-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-like changes in an animal model
Disclosure
1. The series “Clinical Update Sleep 2023” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Joerg Steier served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
2. The series “Prolonged air leak after lung surgery: prediction, prevention and management” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease and sponsored by Bard Limited. Bard Limited has no interference on the contents of the special series. Roberto Crisci, Alessandro Brunelli, Florian Augustin and Francesco Zaraca served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.
3. The series “Sleep Section” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship.
