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 118 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	0	2
2006	4	0	4
2007	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	1	3
2011	0	1	1
2012	4	0	4
2013	2	3	5
2014	4	0	4
2015	9	1	10
2016	9	2	11
2017	9	3	12
2018	5	5	10
2019	10	3	13
2020	15	1	16
2021	8	0	8
2022	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	4	3	7
2025	1	0	1

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Griffiths ER, Profsky MP, Mokshagundam D, Boucek K, Amdani S, Davies RR, Monge MC, Morales DLS, Rossano JW, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, Cantor R, Peng DM. Eighth Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Report. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Mar; 119(3):513-522.

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Desai ND, Vekstein A, Grau-Sepulveda M, O'Brien SM, Takayama H, Chen EP, Hughes GC, Bavaria JE, Shahian DM, Ouzounian M, Roselli EE, Jacobs JP, Badhwar V, Habib RH, Thourani V, Bowdish ME, Kim KM. Development of a Novel Society of Thoracic Surgeons Aortic Surgery Mortality and Morbidity Risk Model. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 01; 119(1):109-119.

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Oosterlinck W, Gianoli M, Palmen M, Folliguet T, Bonatti J, Agnino A, Singh S, Franke U, Modi P, Pereda D, Kempfert J, Navarra E, Suwalski P, Vojacek J, Casselman F, Myers P, Sadaba JR, Melfi F, Hazekamp M, Bavaria J, Beyersdorf F, Milojevic M, Falk V, Cerny S. European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons future view on robotic cardiac surgery in Europe. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 10 01; 66(4).

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Bolman RM, Zilla P, Beyersdorf F, Boateng P, Bavaria J, Dearani J, Pomar J, Kumar S, Chotivatanapong T, Sliwa K, Eisele JL, Enumah Z, Podesser B, Farkas EA, Kofidis T, Z?hlke LJ, Higgins R. Making a difference: 5 years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA). Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2024 Jun; 32(5):271-284.

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Bolman RM, Zilla P, Beyersdorf F, Boateng P, Bavaria J, Dearani J, Pomar J, Kumar S, Chotivatanapong T, Sliwa K, Eisele JL, Enumah Z, Podesser B, Farkas EA, Kofidis T, Z?hlke LJ, Higgins R. Making a Difference: 5 Years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA). Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 08; 118(2):338-351.

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Bolman RM, Zilla P, Beyersdorf F, Boateng P, Bavaria J, Dearani J, Pomar J, Kumar S, Chotivatanapong T, Sliwa K, Eisele JL, Enumah Z, Podesser B, Farkas EA, Kofidis T, Z?hlke LJ, Higgins R. Making a difference: 5 years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct; 168(4):e104-e116.

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Bolman RM, Zilla P, Beyersdorf F, Boateng P, Bavaria J, Dearani J, Pomar J, Kumar S, Chotivatanapong T, Sliwa K, Eisele JL, Enumah Z, Podesser B, Farkas EA, Kofidis T, Z?hlke LJ, Higgins R. Making a difference: 5 years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Jun 03; 65(6).

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Kumar SR, Gaynor JW, Heuerman H, Mayer JE, Nathan M, O'Brien JE, Pizarro C, Subacius H, Wacker L, Wellnitz C, Eghtesady P. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 05; 117(5):904-914.

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Kumar SR, Gaynor JW, Jones LA, Krohn C, Mayer JE, Nathan M, O'Brien JE, Pizarro C, Wellnitz C, Nelson JS. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 04; 115(4):807-819.

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Mazzeffi MA, Holmes SD, Taylor B, Ghoreishi M, McNeil JS, Kertai MD, Bollen BA, Tanaka K, Raphael J, Glance L. Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Postoperative Infection in Patients Having Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Anesth Analg. 2022 09 01; 135(3):558-566.

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