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Antonio E Martin-Ucar

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Barua A, Gozzard P, Martin-Ucar A, Maddison P
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg . 2012 May; 15(3):516-7. PMID: 22617508
Thymoma, a common anterior mediastinal tumour, may present with paraneoplastic neurological symptoms. The presence of neuronal anti-Hu paraneoplastic antibodies in thymoma patients is very rare. Here, we describe a patient...
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Drury N, Maniakis-Grivas G, Rogers V, Williams L, Pagano D, Martin-Ucar A
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2012 Apr; 42(5):885-9. PMID: 22466698
Although the presentation of original research to learned societies is valuable, the target should be publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Therefore, the strength of a meeting may be assessed by...
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Rao V, Addae-Boateng E, Barua A, Martin-Ucar A, Duffy J
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2012 Mar; 42(3):438-43. PMID: 22390986
Objectives: Atrial tachyarrhythmias occur in up to 25% of patients after major thoracic surgery. We examined risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) following oesophagectomy in an attempt to guide...
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Barua A, Handagala S, Socci L, Barua B, Malik M, Johnstone N, et al.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg . 2012 Feb; 14(5):556-9. PMID: 22361128
We investigate the suitability of the two existing risk stratification systems available for predicting mortality in a cohort of patients undergoing lung resection under a single surgeon. Data from the...
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Aslam M, Martin-Ucar A, Nakas A, Waller D
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg . 2011 Aug; 13(5):494-8. PMID: 21873367
A preoperative delay in emergency surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with a poor outcome after surgery and a prolonged hospital stay. To reduce preoperative delays, all tertiary referrals from...
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Handagala S, Addae-Boateng E, Beggs D, Duffy J, Martin-Ucar A
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2011 May; 41(1):31-4. PMID: 21622004
Objectives: Meaningful exposure to oesophageal cancer surgery during general thoracic surgical training is restricted to few centres in the United Kingdom. Our Regional Tertiary Unit remains a rare 'large-volume' oesophagectomy...
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Lau K, Martin-Ucar A, Nakas A, Waller D
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2010 Mar; 38(1):6-13. PMID: 20226682
Objective: Lung cancer resection in breathless patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains controversial. Whilst open lobectomy remains the gold standard, alternative approaches have been described. We undertook...
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Balduyck B, Trousse D, Nakas A, Martin-Ucar A, Edwards J, Waller D
Ann Thorac Surg . 2010 Feb; 89(3):907-11. PMID: 20172152
Background: Debate remains about the relative prognostic importance of the histologic subtype of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Methods: From a prospective database, the details of 312 malignant pleural mesothelioma surgical patients...
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Martin-Ucar A, Medouye A, Deacon S, Muhibullah N, Lau K, Bennett J, et al.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg . 2009 Dec; 10(3):394-8. PMID: 19995793
Systematic assessment of care pathways may identify areas of potential improvement beyond that generated by traditional outcome measures alone. This approach was used to audit a single-surgeon's practice of pulmonary...
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Nakas A, Klimatsidas M, Entwisle J, Martin-Ucar A, Waller D
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2009 May; 36(3):469-74. PMID: 19464921
Objective: The use of VATS metastasectomy remains controversial because of doubt surrounding its ability to remove palpable but CT occult lesions. We aim to evaluate our policy of elective VATS...