Thoracic Surgery

"Thoracic Surgery" 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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A surgical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart, lungs, and esophagus. Two major types of thoracic surgery are classified as pulmonary and cardiovascular.

Descriptor ID	D013903
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.810.803
Concept/Terms	Thoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Heart Surgery Cardiac Surgery

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Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Specialties, Surgical [H02.403.810]
Thoracic Surgery [H02.403.810.803]

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Bar chart showing 58 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	0	2
2009	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	1	3
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	5	0	5
2016	2	1	3
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	0	3
2019	1	1	2
2020	8	1	9
2021	6	0	6
2022	4	0	4
2023	4	1	5
2024	2	0	2
2025	2	1	3

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Lopez E, Shehata D, Varghese TK, Doty AA, Erkmen CP, Cooke DT, Odell DD, Freeman K, Servais EL, Holler E, Hu YY, Bilimoria KY, Ceppa DP, Watkins AA. Parenthood and Family Building Challenges Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Feb; 121(2):467-474.

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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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Reddington H, Emmerick I, Crawford A, Briskin C, Maxfield M, Uy K, Lou F. Safety and Efficacy of Oncologic Second Pulmonary Resections: A Study of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Feb; 121(2):300-309.

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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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Grant MC, Crisafi C, Alvarez A, Arora RC, Brindle ME, Chatterjee S, Ender J, Fletcher N, Gregory AJ, Gunaydin S, Jahangiri M, Ljungqvist O, Lobdell KW, Morton V, Reddy VS, Salenger R, Sander M, Zarbock A, Engelman DT. Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: A Joint Consensus Statement by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Cardiac Society, ERAS International Society, and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 04; 117(4):669-689.

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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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Zorrilla-Vaca A, Grant MC, Law M, Messinger CJ, Pelosi P, Varelmann D. Dexmedetomidine improves pulmonary outcomes in thoracic surgery under one-lung ventilation: A meta-analysis. J Clin Anesth. 2024 05; 93:111345.

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Schwann TA, Engoren M, Gaudino MF, Mentz G, Saadat S, Engelman D, Lobdell KW, Vekstein AM, Habib RH. Practice makes perfect? Institutional coronary artery bypass case volumes and outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 11 01; 64(5).

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Schwann TA, Vekstein AM, Engelman DT, Thibault D, Chikwe J, Engoren M, Gaudino M, Vemulapalli S, Thourani VH, Ailawadi G, Rousou A, Habib RH. Long-term Outcomes and Anticoagulation in?Mitral Valve Surgery-A Report From The?Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 11; 116(5):944-953.

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Servais EL, Smit PJ. Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Current Practices and Emerging Technologies. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 02; 33(1):xiii-xiv.

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