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William R. Burfeind
Researcher at St. Luke's University Health Network
Publications - 53
Citations - 3454
William R. Burfeind is an academic researcher from St. Luke's University Health Network. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thoracotomy & Lung cancer. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 51 publications receiving 3056 citations. Previous affiliations of William R. Burfeind include Duke University & Durham University.
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Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Is a Safe and Versatile Procedure: Experience With 500 Consecutive Patients
Mark W. Onaitis,Rebecca P. Petersen,Stafford S. Balderson,Eric M. Toloza,William R. Burfeind,David H. Harpole,Thomas A. D'Amico +6 more
TL;DR: Thoracoscopic lobectomy is applicable to a spectrum of malignant and benign pulmonary disease and is associated with a low perioperative morbidity and mortality rate.
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Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity compared with thoracotomy.
Nestor Villamizar,Marcus D. Darrabie,William R. Burfeind,Rebecca P. Petersen,Mark W. Onaitis,Eric M. Toloza,David H. Harpole,Thomas A. D'Amico +7 more
TL;DR: Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with a lower incidence of major complications, including atrial fibrillation, compared with lobectomy by means of thoracotomy, and the underlying factors responsible for this advantage should be analyzed to improve the safety and outcomes of other thoracic procedures.
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Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Facilitates the Delivery of Chemotherapy after Resection for Lung Cancer
Rebecca P. Petersen,Duy Khanh Pham,William R. Burfeind,Steven I. Hanish,Eric M. Toloza,David H. Harpole,Thomas A. D'Amico +6 more
TL;DR: Thoracoscopy was associated with an overall higher compliance rate and fewer delayed or reduced doses of chemotherapy in patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.
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Nine-year single center experience with cervical mediastinoscopy: complications and false negative rate.
Anthony Lemaire,Ivana Nikolic,Thomas Petersen,John C. Haney,Eric M. Toloza,David H. Harpole,Thomas A. D'Amico,William R. Burfeind +7 more
TL;DR: Although invasive, mediastinoscopy identified locally advanced disease in a significant percentage of this lung cancer population and was associated with a low false negative rate.
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Predictors Of Major Morbidity Or Mortality After Resection For Esophageal Cancer: A Society Of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Risk Adjustment Model
Daniel P. Raymond,Christopher W. Seder,Cameron D. Wright,Mitchell J. Magee,Andrzej S. Kosinski,Stephen D. Cassivi,Eric L. Grogan,Shanda H. Blackmon,Mark S. Allen,Bernard J. Park,William R. Burfeind,Andrew C. Chang,Malcolm M. DeCamp,David W. Wormuth,Felix G. Fernandez,Benjamin D. Kozower +15 more
TL;DR: Thoracic surgeons participating in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General ThorACic Surgery Database perform esophagectomy with low morbidity and mortality and McKeown esphagectomy is an independent predictor of combined postoperative morbidity or mortality.