"Thoracic Surgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart, lungs, and esophagus. Two major types of thoracic surgery are classified as pulmonary and cardiovascular.
| Descriptor ID |
D013903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.803
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thoracic Surgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "Thoracic Surgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracic Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2024 Member Practice Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Nov; 120(5):992-1002.
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Stabilizing the Unstable: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database of Children Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Before Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Dec; 120(6):1125-1133.
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Gender Disparities in Compensation of Practicing Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Analyzing The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Compensation Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Nov; 120(5):975-982.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Prenatal Diagnosis and Surgical Outcomes of Congenital Heart Disease: Fetal Heart Society and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Collaborative Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 06; 14(9):e037079.
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Lessons from 19 Years of a Pediatric Heart Surgery Volunteer Program in Jamaica: Partnership, Teamwork, and Sustainability. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jul; 120(1):157-166.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Clinical Practice Guideline on Surgical Management of Oligometastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Mar; 119(3):495-508.
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Gender representation in cardiothoracic surgical academia: a call to support women across the globe. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Nov 28; 66(6).
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The influence of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery on clinical trial development by cardiothoracic surgeons. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May; 169(5):1409-1414.
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Gender gap in cardiothoracic surgery randomized controlled trial and post-hoc analysis of randomized controlled trial authorship from 2014 to 2020. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 66(4).
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We Still Have So Far to Go. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 09; 118(3):550-551.