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Patient complaints after pulmonary resection were frequent, with most problems resolved by telephone counseling. Despite highly prevalent concerns, predictors of need for counseling or care escalation were not identified, suggesting ongoing utility in the practice of telephoning all patients. Further, this study serves as a needs assessment, highlighting the importance of patient education and discharge planning.

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Side-to-side tracheal reconstruction is feasible in severe cases of long segment tracheal stenosis with a right upper lobe bronchus and a bridging bronchus. This technique can be successfully applied in high-risk patients and in the neonatal period and can provide excellent midterm results.

DF of cfDNA has been proposed as a stable marker for cellular injury caused by rejection in several organs including the heart. 1,2 An increased DF during episodes of rejection has been reported in both adult and pediatric heart transplant recipients. 3,4 Limited information exists regarding serial changes in DF in the immediate post-transplant phase. De Vlaminck et al 5 reports that DF declines to baseline at 1-week post-heart transplant. Similarly, in a study of DF following liver transplant, baseline levels were reached somewhere between 7 and 10 days post-transplant. 6 Just as DF has value as a specific marker for graft injury, the total amount of circulating

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Whereas total thoracic volumes on the whole have not changed significantly, resident participation as a first assistant and in key thoracic cases has decreased over the last 11 years, while participation in VATS and minor cases has increased.

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