Research Publications
Our primary focus at The Baird Institute is to encourage and fund research to improve the surgical outcomes and quality of life for patients facing heart or lung surgery. The funds we raise go directly to research that improves the surgical procedures associated with heart and lung surgery. Improvements can include less intrusive procedures as well as techniques that improve survival rates.
Below you will find a list of publications that our surgeons and research fellows have been involved in writing.
Predictors of surgical intervention in first episode primary spontaneous pneumothorax requiring chest drain insertion
Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in patients with no underlying lung disease and guidelines recommend chest tube drainage for the first episode, with surgical intervention reserved for recurrent episodes, persistent air leak or failure of lung re-expansion. Modern surgical management is associated with reduced length of hospital stay and superior freedom from recurrence compared with chest…
Incidence and Outcomes of Emergency Intraprocedural Surgical Conversion During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Multicentric Analysis
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Comparison of modified Del Nido and Custodiol® cardioplegia in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Objectives: In this study, we evaluated if modified Del Nido cardioplegia delivers comparable cardiac protection in comparison to Custodiol® in patients undergoing isolated minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Methods: From January 2018 to October 2021, all patients undergoing non-emergent isolated minimally invasive mitral valve repair were included in this study. The cardioplegia was chosen at the surgeons’…
Extrapleural pneumonectomy for sarcoma: Outcomes of adult patients at a specialized center
Background: Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) is a complex surgical procedure involving en-bloc resection of the parietal and visceral pleura, lung, pericardium, and ipsilateral diaphragm. Small case series of pleural-based sarcoma of predominantly pediatric patients suggest EPP may be a life-prolonging surgical option. We aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of adults who underwent EPP at a…
Early and long-term outcomes following redo mitral valve surgery in patients with prior minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Objectives: The frequency of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MVS) has steadily increased over the last decades and therefore surgeons are now encountering an increasing number of patients requiring mitral valve (MV) reoperations post-minimally invasive MVS. The aim of this study was to analyse the early postoperative outcomes and the long-term survival in patients who undergo…
Pacemaker implantation after concomitant tricuspid valve repair in patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: Results from the Mini-Mitral International Registry
Objective: Randomized evidence suggests a high risk of pacemaker implantation for patients undergoing mitral valve (MV) surgery with concomitant tricuspid valve repair (cTVR). We investigated the impact of cTVR on outcomes in the Mini-Mitral International Registry. Methods: From 2015 to 2021, 7513 patients underwent minimally invasive MV with or without cTVR in 17 international centers (MV: n…
Risk of Bias in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Importance: Recent European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ESC/EACTS) guidelines highlighted some concerns about the randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for aortic stenosis. Quantification of these biases has not been previously performed. Objective: To assess whether randomization protects RCTs comparing TAVI and SAVR from…
