"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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| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2020 | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| 2021 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracic Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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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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Multidisciplinary management of adult patients with chylothorax: a consensus statement. Eur Respir J. 2024 Nov; 64(5).
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Harmonizing guidelines and other clinical practice documents: A joint comprehensive methodology manual by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 66(4).
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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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Machine Learning on 50,000 Manuscripts Shows Increased Clinical Research by Academic Cardiac Surgeons. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:71-80.
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We Still Have So Far to Go. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep; 118(3):550-551.
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Gender representation trends in cardiothoracic surgery journal editorial boards. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Dec; 168(6):1570-1580.e1.
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Operating Room Extubation for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A National Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep; 118(3):692-699.
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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2024 expert consensus document: Management of neonates and infants with Ebstein anomaly. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug; 168(2):311-324.
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Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: A Joint Consensus Statement by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Cardiac Society, ERAS International Society, and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 04; 117(4):669-689.