Thoracic Surgical Procedures

"Thoracic Surgical Procedures" 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.

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Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart.

Descriptor ID	D019616
MeSH Number(s)	E04.928
Concept/Terms	Thoracic Surgical Procedures Thoracic Surgical Procedures Procedures, Thoracic Surgical Surgical Procedures, Thoracic Thoracic Surgical Procedure Procedure, Thoracic Surgical Surgical Procedure, Thoracic

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Thoracic Surgical Procedures [E04.928]

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2012 and 2020 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	3	1	4
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	3	0	3
2018	1	0	1
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	2	4
2021	3	0	3
2022	3	0	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	4	0	4

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Kneuertz PJ, Mostellar R, Merritt RE, Servais EL, Mitzman B, Villamizar NR, Tapias LF, Lazar JF, D'Souza DM, Oh DS, Jackson GP. Force in robotic thoracic surgery -a one year analysis of DaVinci 5 force feedback. J Robot Surg. 2025 Sep 25; 19(1):632.

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Wilder FG, Bostock IC, Watkins A, Erfe JM, Bradley G, Erkmen C, Pereira S, Erhunmwunsee L. Social Determinants of Health in Thoracic Surgery: Critical Points for Understanding and Implementing Change. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Dec; 120(6):1188-1194.

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Poulos CM, Servais EL. Precision Medicine in Thoracic Surgery: Chest Wall, Pleural, and Mediastinal Malignancies. Thorac Surg Clin. 2025 Nov; 35(4):461-468.

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Reddington H, Schumacher L, Watkins AA, Mitzman B, Wachter B, Lui N, Furlong M, Shehata D, Chang CC, Quadri S, Lazar JF, Hasson R, Maxfield MW, Uy K, Lou F. Recommendations for Emergency Robotic Thoracic Conversions and Intraoperative Resuscitation: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Jan; 121(1):41-52.

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Kim SS, Schumacher L, Cooke DT, Servais E, Rice D, Sarkaria I, Yang S, Abbas A, Sanchetti M, Long J, Kotova S, Park BJ, D'Souza D, Shah-Jadeja M, Ajouz H, Godoy L, Bahatyrevich N, Hayanga J, Lazar J. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statements on a Framework for a Standardized National Robotic Curriculum for Thoracic Surgery Trainees. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Apr; 119(4):719-732.

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Towe CW, Servais EL, Brown LM, Blasberg JD, Mitchell JD, Worrell SG, Seder CW, David EA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 03; 117(3):489-496.

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Servais EL, Blasberg JD, Brown LM, Towe CW, Seder CW, Onaitis MW, Block MI, David EA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 01; 115(1):43-49.

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N??ez ER, Caverly TJ, Zhang S, Glickman ME, Qian SX, Boudreau JH, Miller DR, Wiener RS. Invasive Procedures and Associated Complications After Initial Lung Cancer Screening in a National Cohort of Veterans. Chest. 2022 08; 162(2):475-484.

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Seastedt KP, Moukheiber D, Mahindre SA, Thammineni C, Rosen DT, Watkins AA, Hashimoto DA, Hoang CD, Kpodonu J, Celi LA. A scoping review of artificial intelligence applications in thoracic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jan 24; 61(2):239-248.

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Merritt-Genore H, Moosdorf R, Gillaspie E, Lother S, Engelman D, Ahmed S, Baciewicz FA, Grant MC, Milewski R, Cawcutt K, Hayanga JA, Chatterjee S, Arora RC. Perioperative Coronavirus Vaccination-Timing and Implications: A Guidance Document. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 11; 112(5):1707-1715.

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