Modality Sensitivity % Specificity % FP %/FN % Morbidity EBUS-FNA 93 100 1/28 Minimal EUS-FNA 84 99.5 0.7/19 Minimal Mediastinoscopy 78 100 0/11 Bleeding Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (1 %)…
Fig. 8.1 Methods of literature search and selection Results The use of CPET in the preoperative evaluation of patients considered for lung resection was proposed more than 30 years ago….
Intervention Number of studies Estimated odds ratioa (95 % CI) Estimated abstinence rate (95 % CI) Total N No intervention – – 3–5 – Simple advice vs usual care 17…
Fig. 4.1 Surgeon-patient relationship models In between these two models is shared decision-making. Surgeons and patients are equal partners in this interaction, where each freely exchanges information and preferences about…
Mark K. Ferguson (ed.)Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based ApproachDifficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery3rd ed. 2014An Evidence-Based Approach10.1007/978-1-4471-6404-3_5 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 5. Decision Making: The Patient’s Perspective Joshua A. Hemmerich1 and Kellie Van Voorhis1 (1) Department of…
