Editorials:

An impending crisis involving biomaterials

JD Hill
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1571.  

ICDs, VT, VF, and the AATS and STS

AH Harken and JL Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1572.  

Articles:

Evolution of treatment strategies for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction

CD Wright, DJ Mathisen, JC Wain, HC Grillo, AD Hilgenberg, AC Moncure, RW Carey, NC Choi, M Daly, and DL Logan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1574-1578. [Abstract]  

Metaanalysis of prophylactic drug treatment in the prevention of postoperative bleeding

SE Fremes, BI Wong, E Lee, R Mai, GT Christakis, RF McLean, BS Goldman, and CD Naylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1580-1588. [Abstract]  

Warm blood cardioplegic induction: an underused modality

HM Hanafy, BS Allen, JW Winkelmann, J Ham, D Osimani, and RS Hartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1589-1594. [Abstract]  

VATS increases costs in patients undergoing lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease

LJ Molin, JB Steinberg, and LA Lanza
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1595-1598. [Abstract]  

Pulmonary resection for metastatic breast cancer

ML McDonald, C Deschamps, DM Ilstrup, MS Allen, VF Trastek, and PC Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1599-1602. [Abstract]  

Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure: midterm follow-up and technical considerations

TL Carter, RD Mainwaring, and JJ Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1603-1608. [Abstract]  

One-incision approach for insertion of implantable cardioverter defibrillators

A Markewitz, H Kaulbach, S Mattke, U Dorwarth, C Weinhold, E Hoffmann, G Steinbeck, and B Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1609-1613. [Abstract]  

Single-incision implantation of cardioverter defibrillators using nonthoracotomy lead systems

D Hammel, M Block, A Geiger, D Bocker, T Stadlbauer, G Breithardt, and HH Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1614-1616. [Abstract]  

Small aortic root in childhood: surgical options

DB Ross, GA Trusler, JG Coles, IM Rebeyka, J Smallhorn, WG Williams, and RM Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1617-1624. [Abstract]  

Prediction of postoperative exercise tolerance after aortic valve replacement

K Hirooka, K Kawazoe, Y Kosakai, Y Sasako, K Eishi, Y Kito, N Nakanishi, T Yoshioka, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1626-1630. [Abstract]  

Effect of pinacidil on rat hearts undergoing hypothermic cardioplegia

H Hosoda, M Sunamori, and A Suzuki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1631-1636. [Abstract]  

Adenosine in blood cardioplegia prevents postischemic dysfunction in ischemically injured hearts

DA Hudspeth, K Nakanishi, J Vinten-Johansen, ZQ Zhao, DS McGee, MW Williams, and JW Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1637-1644. [Abstract]  

Decreasing myocardial pH reflects ischemia during continuous warm retrograde cardioplegic arrest

RF Stahl, BR Soller, C Hsi, J BelleIsle, and TJ Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1645-1650. [Abstract]  

Study of efficacies of leukocyte-depleted terminal blood cardioplegia in 24-hour preserved hearts

N Fukushima, R Shirakura, S Nakata, M Kaneko, S Miyagawa, Y Naka, JC Chang, G Matsumiya, S Nakano, and H Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1651-1656. [Abstract]  

Efficacy of topical cooling in lung preservation: is a reappraisal due?

S Steen, T Sjoberg, R Ingemansson, and L Lindberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1657-1663. [Abstract]  

Orthotopic heart transplantation in children with congenital heart disease

SA Webber, FJ Fricker, M Michaels, RM Pickering, PJ del Nido, BP Griffith, and JM Armitage
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1664-1669. [Abstract]  

Regression of left ventricular mass after mitral valve repair of pure mitral regurgitation

KG Shyu, JJ Chen, FY Lin, CH Tsai, JL Lin, YZ Tseng, and WP Lien
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1670-1673. [Abstract]  

Magnesium flux caused by coronary artery bypass operation: three patterns of deficiency

CM Satur, JR Anderson, A Jennings, K Newton, PG Martin, U Nair, and DR Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1674-1678. [Abstract]  

Videothoracoscopic excision of mediastinal masses: indications and technique

G Roviaro, C Rebuffat, F Varoli, C Vergani, M Maciocco, and SM Scalambra
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1679-1683. [Abstract]  

Evaluation of CGP 39393 as the anticoagulant in cardiopulmonary bypass operation in a dog model

JM Walenga, MJ Koza, SJ Park, MR Terrell, and R Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1685-1689. [Abstract]  

Is there a place for cold crystalloid cardioplegia in the 1990s?

PJ Hendry, RG Masters, and A Haspect
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1690-1694. [Abstract]  

Thoracoscopic management of effusive pericardial disease: indications and technique

HP Liu, CH Chang, PJ Lin, HC Hsieh, JP Chang, and MJ Hsieh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1695-1697. [Abstract]  

Mediastinoscopic treatment of mediastinal cysts

JD Urschel and TA Horan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1698-1700. [Abstract]  

Jugular bulb saturation and cognitive dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass

ND Croughwell, MF Newman, JA Blumenthal, WD White, JB Lewis, PE Frasco, LR Smith, EA Thyrum, BJ Hurwitz, and BJ Leone
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1702-1708. [Abstract]  

Respiratory responses to CO2 rebreathing in lung transplant recipients

GD Trachiotis, SR Knight, M Hann, MS Pohl, GA Patterson, JD Cooper, and EP Trulock
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1709-1717. [Abstract]  

Tidal volume and respiratory rate changes during CO2 rebreathing after lung transplantation

GD Trachiotis, SR Knight, MS Pohl, GA Patterson, JD Cooper, and EP Trulock
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1718-1720. [Abstract]  

Thromboembolic risk and late survival after mitral valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical valve

O Jegaden, A Eker, F Delahaye, P Montagna, J Ossette, G Durand de Gevigney, and PH Mikaeloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1721-1728. [Abstract]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure

CH Owen, RG Cummings, TL Sell, SJ Schwab, RH Jones, and DD Glower
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1729-1733. [Abstract]  

Effect of lung inflation and sternotomy direction on pleural space violation

SV Lichtenstein, JG Abel, RT Miyagishima, H Ling, CB Warriner, ME Stilwell, and CR Thompson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1734-1737. [Abstract]  

Preoperative evaluation of stage I and stage II non-small cell lung cancer

J Hatter, LJ Kohman, RS Mosca, SL Graziano, LJ Veit, and M Coleman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1738-1741. [Abstract]  

Fast-track recovery of the coronary bypass patient

RM Engelman, JA Rousou, JE Flack, 3rd, DW Deaton, CB Humphrey, LH Ellison, PD Allmendinger, SG Owen, and PS Pekow
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1742-1746. [Abstract]  

Aortic valve replacement after a Bentall procedure

TG Sharp, S Sawada, and C Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1747-1748. [Abstract]  

Removal of a bullet from the right heart using controlled embolization to a peripheral vein

DP Pecirep and HR Hopkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1748-1750. [Abstract]  

Side-to-side carotid-subclavian anastomosis for interrupted aortic arch

RA Kalil, RI Rossi Filho, PR Prates, JR Sant'Anna, FA Lucchese, and IA Nesralla
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1750-1752. [Abstract]  

Aortic sarcoma four years after Dacron graft insertion

BS Fyfe, CS Quintana, M Kaneko, and RB Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1752-1754. [Abstract]  

Successful plication for postoperative diaphragmatic paralysis in an adult

LR Glassman, FC Spencer, FG Baumann, FV Adams, and SB Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1754-1755. [Abstract]  

Plication of paralyzed hemidiaphragm after right sleeve pneumonectomy

S Takeda, K Nakahara, Y Fujii, M Minami, and H Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1755-1757. [Abstract]  

Atypical presentation of spontaneous pneumomediastinum

AC Ralph-Edwards and FG Pearson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1758-1760. [Abstract]  

Postoperative intramyocardial abscess caused by mucormycosis

JM Balaguer, E Soto, D Perry, and JM Moran
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1760-1762. [Abstract]  

Removal of an infected right atrial mass in a patient with sickle cell disease

WD Spotnitz, JM Dent, PD Mintz, NL Erickson, RE Fechner, and MA Groh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1762-1764. [Abstract]  

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis: presentation after cardiopulmonary bypass

R Munver, IC Schulman, DJ Wolf, and TK Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1764-1766. [Abstract]  

Embolectomy of a Bird's Nest Vena Caval Filter

WR Chitwood, Jr, KS Chiang, JM Williams, RS Zeri, and DA Semer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1766-1768. [Abstract]  

Heart transplantation for Q fever endocarditis

C Blanche, D Freimark, M Valenza, LS Czer, and A Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1768-1769. [Abstract]  

Operative considerations in implantation of the Perma-Flow graft

RW Emery, LD Joyce, KV Arom, RM King, and DM Nicoloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1770-1773. [Abstract]  

Chest wall neoplasms and their management

BO Anderson and ME Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1774-1781. [Abstract]  

1986: Extrapleural pneumonectomy for diffuse, malignant mesothelioma. Updated in 1994

LP Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1782-1783.  

Using Outcomes Data to Improve Clinical Practice, Building on Models from Cardiac Surgery. Symposium proceedings. Keystone, Colorado, June 6- 7, 1994

Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1807-1884.  

Using outcomes data to improve clinical practice: what we have learned

KE Hammermeister, J Daley, and FL Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1809-1811.  

The importance of data in improving practice: effective clinical use of outcomes data

PA Ebert
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1812-1814. [Abstract]  

Participatory continuous improvement

KE Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1815-1821. [Abstract]  

Using risk-adjusted outcomes to assess clinical practice: an overview of issues pertaining to risk adjustment

LI Iezzoni
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1822-1826. [Abstract]  

Criteria by which to evaluate risk-adjusted outcomes programs in cardiac surgery

J Daley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1827-1835. [Abstract]  

Approaches to predictive modeling

PM Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1836-1840. [Abstract]  

Practical considerations in the management of large multiinstitutional databases

FH Edwards, RE Clark, and M Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1841-1844. [Abstract]  

The Veterans Affairs Continuous Improvement in Cardiac Surgery Study

FL Grover, RR Johnson, AL Shroyer, G Marshall, and KE Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1845-1851. [Abstract]  

New York State's Cardiac Surgery Reporting System: four years later

EL Hannan, D Kumar, M Racz, AL Siu, and MR Chassin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1852-1857. [Abstract]  

HCFA's Health Care Quality Improvement Program and the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project

SF Jencks
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1858-1862. [Abstract]  

Profile of preoperative characteristics of patients having CABG over the past decade

RE Clark, FH Edwards, and M Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1863-1865. [Abstract]  

Playing by the numbers: how collecting outcomes data changed by life

WC Nugent and WC Schults
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1866-1870. [Abstract]  

How a New York cardiac surgery program uses outcomes data

SW Dziuban, Jr, JB McIlduff, SJ Miller, and RH Dal Col
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1871-1876. [Abstract]  

Provider perceptions in using outcomes data to improve clinical practice

AL Shroyer, I Dauber, RH Jones, J Daley, FL Grover, and KE Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1877-1880. [Abstract]  

The role of outcomes data in health care reform

G Barbour
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1881-1884. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Dextran 40 at 2% versus 5% in low-potassium solutions: which is best?

L Spaggiari and P Bobbio
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1784-1786.  

Vertical muscle-sparing thoracotomy

J Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1784.  

Pacemaker failure due to pocket emphysema

AS Palmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1784.  

Portable cardiopulmonary bypass: resuscitation from prolonged ice-water submersion and asystole

H Antretter, OE Dapunt, and LC Mueller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1786-1787.  

Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass for hypothermic cardiac arrest

AP Mehra, JJ Black, C Aps, GE Venn, and BT Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1787-1788.  

Stroke prevention and carotid artery disease in cardiac surgical patients

R Borioni, M Garofalo, A Pellegrino, GM Actis Dato, and L Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1788-1789.  

Predictors of conduction disturbances after coronary bypass grafting

JE Flack, 3rd
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1789.  

Use of internal mammary artery for emergency grafting after failed coronary angioplasty

L Noyez, GL Kaan, and LK Lacquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1789-1790.  

Heparin-coated materials limit the shear stress-induced leukocytosis after cardiopulmonary bypass

M Ranucci
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1790-1792.  

Intramural coronary artery in transposition of the great arteries

SP Sanders and L Pasquini
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1792.  

Emergency modified Cabrol procedure for tracheobronchial compression

Y Terada, T Mitsui, T Jikuya, M Sato, K Matsuzaki, and S Kanemoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1792-1793.  

The Vineberg procedure

BS Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1793-1794.  

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