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.
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…
Tranexamic acid in coronary artery surgery: One-year results of the Aspirin and Tranexamic Acid for Coronary Artery Surgery (ATACAS) trial
Myles PS, Smith JA, Kasza J, Silbert B, Jayarajah M, Painter T, Cooper DJ, Marasco S, McNeil J, Bussières JS, McGuinness S, Byrne K, Chan MTV, Landoni G, Wallace S, Forbes A, J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 02;157(2):644-652.e9 PMID: 30459103 Abstract BACKGROUND: Tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery but may…
Age-related changes of shape and flow dynamics in healthy adult aortas: A 4D flow MRI study
Callaghan FM, Bannon P, Barin E, Celemajer D, Jeremy R, Figtree G, Grieve SM J Magn Reson Imaging 2019 01;49(1):90-100 PMID: 30102443 Abstract BACKGROUND: Abnormal flow dynamics play an early and causative role in pathologic changes of the ascending aorta. PURPOSE: To identify: 1) the changes in flow, shape, and size that occur in the…
Rugby Player’s Aorta: Alarming Prevalence of Ascending Aortic Dilatation and Effacement in Elite Rugby Players
Kay S, Moore BM, Moore L, Seco M, Barnes C, Marshman D, Grieve SM, Celermajer DS Heart Lung Circ 2020 Feb;29(2):196-201 PMID: 31494040 Abstract BACKGROUND: Prompted by a cluster of observations concerning ascending aortic pathology in elite rugby players, we assessed over 150 asymptomatic predominantly retired players with echocardiography, aiming to document the prevalence and…
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in refractory perioperative anaphylactic shock to rocuronium: a report of two cases
Carelli M, Seco M, Forrest P, Wilson MK, Vallely MP, Ramponi F Perfusion 2019 11;34(8):717-720 PMID: 31046596 Abstract In recent years, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has become increasingly common in the treatment of in-hospital cardiac arrest in non-cardiac surgery patients. This includes cardiac arrest secondary to perioperative anaphylactic shock refractory to standard advanced life support protocols,…
