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.
The utility of 3D-printed airway stents to improve treatment strategies for central airway obstructions
Xu J, Ong HX, Traini D, Byrom M, Williamson J, Young PM Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2019 Jan;45(1):1-10 PMID: 30207189 Abstract Airway stents are commonly used in the management of patients suffering from central airway obstruction (CAO). CAO may occur directly from airway strictures, obstructing airway cancers, airway fistulas or tracheobronchomalacia, resulting from the weakening…
Virtual or Augmented Reality to Enhance Surgical Education and Surgical Planning
Cao C, Cerfolio RJ Thorac Surg Clin 2019 Aug;29(3):329-337 PMID: 31235302 Abstract Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have evolved with a growing presence in both clinical care and surgical training.
Cryobiopsy versus open lung biopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (COLDICE): protocol of a multicentre study
Troy LK, Grainge C, Corte T, Williamson JP, Vallely MP, Cooper W, Mahar AM, Lai S, Mulyadi E, Torzillo PJ, Salamonsen M, Don G, Myers J, Raghu G, Lau EMT, BMJ Open Respir Res 2019;6(1):e000443 PMID: 31321059 Abstract Introduction: Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is a novel, minimally invasive technique for obtaining lung tissue for histopathological…
Diagnostic accuracy of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for interstitial lung disease diagnosis (COLDICE): a prospective, comparative study
Troy LK, Grainge C, Corte TJ, Williamson JP, Vallely MP, Cooper WA, Mahar A, Myers JL, Lai S, Mulyadi E, Torzillo PJ, Phillips MJ, Jo HE, Webster SE, Lin QT, Rhodes JE, Salamonsen M, Wrobel JP, Harris B, Don G, Wu PJC, Ng BJ, Oldmeadow C, Raghu G, Lau EMT, Lancet Respir Med 2020 Feb;8(2):171-181…
Outcomes of major complications after robotic anatomic pulmonary resection
Cao C, Louie BE, Melfi F, Veronesi G, Razzak R, Romano G, Novellis P, Ranganath NK, Park BJ J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Sep; PMID: 31685275 Abstract BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of robust clinical data on major postoperative complications following robotic-assisted resection for primary lung cancer. This study assessed the incidence and outcomes of…
Paradigm shift in local consolidative therapy for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis
Cao C, Chakos A, Guo A, Park JJ, Saghaie T, Blinman P Ann Transl Med 2019 Dec;7(Suppl 8):S320 PMID: 32016038 Abstract
A systematic review and meta-analysis of stereotactic body radiation therapy for colorectal pulmonary metastases
Cao C, Wang D, Tian DH, Wilson-Smith A, Huang J, Rimner A J Thorac Dis 2019 Dec;11(12):5187-5198 PMID: 32030236 Abstract Background: There is growing evidence to support the hypothesis that radical treatment of pulmonary oligometastatic disease with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can improve oncological outcomes. However, some reports suggest colorectal cancer (CRC) pulmonary metastases…
Familial Aortopathies – State of the Art Review
Zentner D, James P, Bannon P, Jeremy R Heart Lung Circ 2020 Apr;29(4):607-618 PMID: 32067919 Abstract Aortopathies are conditions that result in aortic dilatation, aneurysm formation and dissection. Familial aortopathies (perhaps better known as heritable thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection, h-TAAD, as not all have a positive family history) are recognised to have an underlying…
