Trauma surgeon as thoracic surgeon

Ferdinand Sauerbruch: Pioneer Thoracic Surgeon.

Education of the thoracic surgeon.

Cystic fibrosis and the thoracic surgeon.

Indications for thoracic surgery in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are principally represented by pleural diseases including pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and empyema and by parenchymal lung diseases including bronchiectasis, hemoptysis, and pulmonary abscess. Moreover, lung transplantation has proved a viable therapeutic option for progressive respiratory failure due to end-stage CF. Mai...

Who should lead a trauma team: Surgeon or non-surgeon? A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND Presence of a trauma team leader (TTL) in the trauma team is associated with positive patient outcomes in major trauma. The TTL is traditionally a surgeon who coordinates the resuscitation and ensures adherence to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines. The necessity of routine surgical leadership in the resuscitative component of trauma care has been questioned by some autho...

Initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax--role of the thoracic surgeon.

Med J Malaysia Vol 66 No 2 June 2011 We read with interest Tengku Ismail et al’s recent national survey article on initial management of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) . Given the paucity of data regarding prevalence and outcomes of SP in Malaysia, the authors should be commended for raising local awareness of this important and relatively common condition, and for highlighting the lack of aware...