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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2013

The utility of surgical lung biopsy in cancer patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Chih-Hao Chang, Kuo-Chin Kao, Han-Chung Hu, Chen-Yiu Hung, Li-Fu Li, Ching-Yang Wu, Chih-Wei Wang, Jui-Ying Fu, Chung-Chi Huang, Ning-Hung Chen and 2 more

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chih-Hao Chang
Kuo-Chin Kao
Han-Chung Hu
Chen-Yiu Hung
Li-Fu Li
Ching-Yang Wu
Chih-Wei Wang
Jui-Ying Fu
Chung-Chi Huang
Ning-Hung Chen
Cheng-Ta Yang
Ying-Huang Tsai
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis retrospective study evaluated the utility and safety of surgical lung biopsy (SLB) in cancer patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

methodsAll cases of critically ill patients with cancer and diagnosed with ARDS who underwent SLB in a tertiary care hospital from January 2002 to July 2009 were reviewed. Clinical data including patient baseline characteristics, surgical complications, pathological findings, treatment alterations, and survival outcomes were retrospectively collected and analyzed.

resultsA total of 16 critically ill patients with cancer diagnosed with ARDS who underwent SLB were enrolled. The meantime from ARDS onset to SLB was 3.0 ± 1.5 days. All SLB specimens offered a pathological diagnosis, and specific diagnoses were made in 9 of 16 patients. Biopsy findings resulted in a change in therapy in 11 of 16 patients. Overall, the SLB surgical complication rate was 19% (3/16). SLB did not directly cause the observed operative mortality. The ICU mortality rate was 38% (6/16). Patients who switched therapies after SLB had a trend toward decreased mortality than patients without a change in therapy (27% versus 60%; P = 0.299).

conclusionsIn selected critically ill cancer patients with ARDS, SLB had a high diagnostic yield rate and an acceptable surgical complication rate.

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BiopsyCritical IllnessFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPulmonary Surgical ProceduresRespiratory Distress SyndromeRetrospective Studies

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