Mechanical Extracorporeal Cardio-Respiratory Supports in General Thoracic Surgery

The application of Extra-Corporeal Life Supports (ECLS) has been increasing in the last few years. Historically, extracorporeal circulation was introduced for the management of severe intraoperative hemorrhagic complications resulting in extremely poor outcomes. However, with further application of these devices in lung transplantation, thoracic surgeons have gained more experience becoming more confidence in the management of extracorporeal circulation especially in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).

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CCTS Annual Report 2020

Warmest greetings from the Editorial Office of Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS)! We are pleased to present you the 2020 Annual Report of the journal as below. Some of the highlights include:

- CCTS has formed an internationalized editorial board and the number of board members has reached 130, representing a 50% increase over the previous year;
- It has published 42 articles and has 4 special series completed and 10 ongoing series exploring trending topics;
- Total number of pageviews reached 41,007 in 2020, more than double the number of 18,847 in 2019.

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Recent Advances in Perioperative Care in Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia (Ongoing)

This series on “Recent Advances in Perioperative Care in Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia” is edited by Dr. Jean Bussieres, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada and Dr. George Rakovich, University of Montreal, Montréal, Canada. This series deals with current problems in perioperative care in thoracic surgery and focuses on anesthesia and pain control issues as well as enhanced recovery pathways in the setting of minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

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The Treatment of Locally Advanced Lung Cancer

The locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has always been a middle ground between surgeon and medical therapy. In the clinical practice, the approach and management of this category of patients represent the moment of greater interaction between different specialties as well an extremely stimulating pathway.

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Lung Transplant: Current Status and Challenges (Ongoing)

This series on “Lung Transplant: Current Status and Challenges” is edited by Dr. George Makdisi, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA. This series will cover the most significant and challenging issues regarding lung transplant and include renowned experts from different medical centers in the US to share their knowledge and experience.

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Tracheoesophageal Fistula (Ongoing)

This series on “Tracheoesophageal Fistula” is edited by Dr. Tutku Soyer, from Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

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Lung Cancer Screening (Ongoing)

This series on “Lung Cancer Screening” is edited by Dr. Sandra Starnes, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. This series has systematically covered the most significant and challenging issues regarding lung cancer screening, e.g., the risks and prediction models, technologies and strategies, methods and procedures, as well as outcomes, etc. Besides, this series will include renowned experts from different medical centers in the US.

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