David P Mason

Summary

Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Growing single-center experience with lung transplantation using donation after cardiac death
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 94:406-11; discussion 411-2. 2012
  2. ncbi Effect of changes in postoperative spirometry on survival after lung transplantation
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144:197-203. 2012
  3. ncbi The role of surgery for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Cleve Clin J Med 79:eS38-41. 2012
  4. ncbi Atrial fibrillation after lung transplantation: timing, risk factors, and treatment
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 84:1878-84. 2007
  5. ncbi Should lung transplantation be performed for patients on mechanical respiratory support? The US experience
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue Mail Stop J4 1, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 139:765-773.e1. 2010
  6. ncbi Lung transplantation in a recipient with novel 2009 H1N1 influenza: lessons learned
    D P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 59:126-7. 2011
  7. ncbi Impact of smoking cessation before resection of lung cancer: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database study
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 88:362-70; discussion 370-1. 2009
  8. ncbi Spirometry after transplantation: how much better are two lungs than one?
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 85:1193-201, 1201.e1-2. 2008
  9. ncbi Early experience with lung transplantation using donors after cardiac death
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 27:561-3. 2008
  10. ncbi Should lung transplantation be performed using donation after cardiac death? The United States experience
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:1061-6. 2008

Detail Information

Publications47

  1. ncbi Growing single-center experience with lung transplantation using donation after cardiac death
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 94:406-11; discussion 411-2. 2012
    ..We analyzed our growing single-center experience with DCD lungs procured and transplanted using protocols established for brain-dead donors...
  2. ncbi Effect of changes in postoperative spirometry on survival after lung transplantation
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144:197-203. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi The role of surgery for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Cleve Clin J Med 79:eS38-41. 2012
    ..Patients with potentially resectable NSCLC who are downstaged following induction chemotherapy have a superior prognosis compared with those whose stage is unaltered...
  4. ncbi Atrial fibrillation after lung transplantation: timing, risk factors, and treatment
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 84:1878-84. 2007
    ..Objectives of this study were to determine prevalence and timing of perioperative AF, identify its risk factors, evaluate treatment strategies, assess return to sinus rhythm by hospital discharge, and investigate its impact on outcomes...
  5. ncbi Should lung transplantation be performed for patients on mechanical respiratory support? The US experience
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue Mail Stop J4 1, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 139:765-773.e1. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Lung transplantation in a recipient with novel 2009 H1N1 influenza: lessons learned
    D P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 59:126-7. 2011
    ..Immunosuppressed patients are at an increased risk for severe disease from influenza A (H1N1). We report a case of a patient who died of septic complications from H1N1 acquired at the time of single lung transplant...
  7. ncbi Impact of smoking cessation before resection of lung cancer: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database study
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 88:362-70; discussion 370-1. 2009
    ..Smoking cessation is presumed to be beneficial before resection of lung cancer. The effect of smoking cessation on outcome was investigated...
  8. ncbi Spirometry after transplantation: how much better are two lungs than one?
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 85:1193-201, 1201.e1-2. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine how much double lung transplantation improves lung function over single lung transplantation and to identify predictors of lung function after transplantation...
  9. ncbi Early experience with lung transplantation using donors after cardiac death
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 27:561-3. 2008
    ..Three patients are alive and well at 4, 15 and 21 months; 1 patient died at 34 months with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, in part attributable to medication non-compliance...
  10. ncbi Should lung transplantation be performed using donation after cardiac death? The United States experience
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:1061-6. 2008
    ..We compared 1) survival after lung transplantation of recipients of donation after cardiac death (DCD) versus brain death donor organs in the United States and 2) recipient characteristics...
  11. ncbi Temporal pattern of transfusion and its relation to rejection after lung transplantation
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 28:558-63. 2009
    ..In this study we assess: (1) patterns of transfusion, and (2) temporal interrelationships with histologic evidence of rejection...
  12. ncbi Dialysis after lung transplantation: prevalence, risk factors and outcome
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 26:1155-62. 2007
    ..We sought to ascertain the prevalence of dialysis after lung transplantation and to identify risk factors for its occurrence. We also assessed outcomes after institution of dialysis...
  13. ncbi Lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 84:1121-8. 2007
    ....
  14. ncbi Thromboembolism after pneumonectomy for malignancy: an independent marker of poor outcome
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:711-8. 2006
    ..We also evaluated short- and long-term outcomes of patients in whom venous thromboembolism developed compared with those of patients in whom it did not...
  15. ncbi Extrapleural pneumonectomy for scimitar syndrome
    David P Mason
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:704-5. 2006
  16. ncbi Extended use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after lung transplantation
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:954-60. 2006
    ....
  17. ncbi Matching donor to recipient in lung transplantation: How much does size matter?
    David P Mason
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 137:1234-40.e1. 2009
    ..Therefore, we determined the relation of donor lung size to 1) posttransplant survival and 2) pulmonary function as measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 second...
  18. ncbi A phase II study of perioperative concurrent chemotherapy, gefitinib, and hyperfractionated radiation followed by maintenance gefitinib in locoregionally advanced esophagus and gastroesophageal junction cancer
    Cristina P Rodriguez
    Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    J Thorac Oncol 5:229-35. 2010
    ..This phase II study added gefitinib (G) to our previously tested CCRT regimen in an effort to improve these outcomes...
  19. ncbi Pretransplant gastroesophageal reflux compromises early outcomes after lung transplantation
    Sudish C Murthy
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 142:47-52.e3. 2011
    ..Therefore, we sought to systematically understand the time-related impact of pretransplant GERD on graft function (spirometry), mortality, and acute rejection early after lung transplantation...
  20. ncbi Induction chemoradiotherapy increases pleural and pericardial complications after esophagectomy for cancer
    Sudish C Murthy
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    J Thorac Oncol 4:395-403. 2009
    ..This study focuses on postesophagectomy benign pleural and pericardial complications to determine their prevalence, temporal pattern, and treatment, and their association with induction chemoradiotherapy and influence on survival...
  21. ncbi Fate of the esophagogastric anastomosis
    Thomas W Rice
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 141:875-80, 880.e1. 2011
    ..The study objective was to evaluate histopathology of the esophagogastric anastomosis after esophagectomy, determine time trends of histologic changes, and identify factors influencing those findings...
  22. ncbi T2N0M0 esophageal cancer
    Thomas W Rice
    Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:317-24. 2007
    ..The study objective was to develop a treatment algorithm for cT2N0M0 esophageal cancer by determining (1) errors in clinical staging and (2) consequences of overtreatment and undertreatment of incorrectly clinically staged patients...
  23. ncbi Is FDG-PET indicated for superficial esophageal cancer?
    Sherard G Little
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 31:791-6. 2007
    ....
  24. ncbi Mature results from a phase II trial of postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy for poor prognosis cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction
    David J Adelstein
    Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    J Thorac Oncol 4:1264-9. 2009
    ..Mature results are presented from a phase II trial of postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with poor-prognosis cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction after primary surgical resection...
  25. ncbi Winning the battle, losing the war: the noncurative "curative" resection for stage I adenocarcinoma of the lung
    Sudish C Murthy
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 90:1067-74. 2010
    ..Therefore, this study characterizes cancer recurrence and its risks, assesses survival after recurrence, and contextualizes overall survival and its risks...
  26. ncbi Decortication after lung transplantation
    Daniel J Boffa
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 85:1039-43. 2008
    ..To address this issue, indications and outcomes of decortication after lung transplantation were examined at our institution...
  27. ncbi Impact of anastomotic airway complications after lung transplantation
    Sudish C Murthy
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 84:401-9, 409.e1-4. 2007
    ..Because improper airway healing continues as a source of morbidity after lung transplantation, we determined prevalence and risk factors for anastomotic complications and examined their impact on survival...
  28. ncbi Esophageal submucosa: the watershed for esophageal cancer
    Siva Raja
    Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland, OH, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 142:1403-11.e1. 2011
    ..Therefore, we characterized submucosal cancers according to depth of invasion and identified those with high likelihood of lymph node metastases and poor survival...
  29. ncbi Esophagectomy for clinical high-grade dysplasia
    Thomas W Rice
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 40:113-9. 2011
    ..This evaluation of esophagectomy for clinically diagnosed HGD (cHGD) serves as a reference point for future therapies...
  30. ncbi Acellular dermal matrix closure of catastrophic bronchopleural fistula
    Karl G Reyes
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 89:601-3. 2010
    ..We present a case of a catastrophic bronchopleural fistula that was successfully closed using an Alloderm patch (LifeCell Corp, Branchburg, NJ) in the acute setting...
  31. ncbi Guidelines for donor lung selection: time for revision?
    Karl G Reyes
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 89:1756-64; discussion 1764-5. 2010
    ..Few data support current guidelines for donor selection in lung transplantation. We determined degree of compliance with current donor guidelines, effect of these and variances on survival, and other donor factors predicting survival...
  32. ncbi Growing experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation
    Alexis E Shafii
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    ASAIO J 58:526-9. 2012
    ..Overall, successfully bridged patients can derive a tangible benefit, albeit with considerable consumption of resources...
  33. ncbi Donor lungs with pulmonary embolism evaluated with ex vivo lung perfusion
    Chase R Brown
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio 44195, USA
    ASAIO J 58:432-4. 2012
    ..While on the circuit, pulmonary vascular resistance decreased as dynamic compliance of the lungs increased, suggesting they might have been acceptable for transplantation...
  34. ncbi An emerging population: kidney transplant candidates who are placed on the waiting list after liver, heart, and lung transplantation
    Titte R Srinivas
    Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue Q7, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 5:1881-6. 2010
    ..ESRD has an adverse impact on patients who have had previous nonrenal solid-organ transplants (NRTxs; liver, heart, lung) and may be referred for a kidney transplant (KTx)...
  35. ncbi Predictors of acute rejection after lung transplantation
    Abeel A Mangi
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 91:1754-62. 2011
    ....
  36. ncbi Closure of a large tracheoesophageal fistula using AlloDerm
    Jang Wen Su
    Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 135:706-7. 2008
  37. ncbi Fatal cerebral air embolus complicating multimodality treatment of esophageal cancer
    Siva Raja
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 92:1901-3. 2011
    ..At autopsy, a nonmalignant 0.5-cm gastric conduit to the left atrial fistula was identified. This case illustrates a rare, but fatal, late benign complication of aggressive therapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer...
  38. ncbi Successful double lung transplantation in 2 patients with severe scoliosis
    Jang Wen Su
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 27:1262-4. 2008
    ..We report two cases of patients with severe scoliosis that underwent successful bilateral lung transplant and highlight patient selection, complications and outcomes...
  39. ncbi Brain metastases from esophageal cancer: a phenomenon of adjuvant therapy?
    Thomas W Rice
    The Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 82:2042-9, 2049.e1-2. 2006
    ..Therefore, we determined (1) incidence and prevalence of, risk factors for, and survival after development of brain metastases following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, and (2) their association with adjuvant therapy...
  40. ncbi A critical evaluation of a percutaneous diagnostic and treatment strategy for chylothorax after thoracic surgery
    Daniel J Boffa
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 33:435-9. 2008
    ....
  41. ncbi Optimizing control of the pleural space
    Sudish C Murthy
    Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 24:37-41. 2012
    ..A variety of surgical strategies aimed at reestablishment of pleural apposition and obliteration of pleural space are reviewed...
  42. ncbi Myenteric plexus abnormalities associated with epiphrenic diverticula
    Thomas W Rice
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 35:22-7; discussion 27. 2009
    ....
  43. ncbi Performance of a self-expanding silicone stent in palliation of benign airway conditions
    Thomas R Gildea
    Department of Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Chest 130:1419-23. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: The use of the Polyflex stent for the treatment of benign airway conditions is associated with a high complication rate. We have abandoned its use under such conditions in our practice...
  44. ncbi A physiologic clinical study of achalasia: should Dor fundoplication be added to Heller myotomy?
    Thomas W Rice
    Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders and the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:1593-600. 2005
    ..Therefore, we objectively studied the physiologic effects of adding Dor fundoplication to Heller myotomy...
  45. ncbi Malignant pleural mesothelioma
    Siva Raja
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Curr Oncol Rep 13:259-64. 2011
    ..Additionally, promising new therapies and interventions that are currently being studied are introduced in this review...
  46. ncbi A simple solution for complicated pleural effusions
    Sudish C Murthy
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Thorac Oncol 1:697-700. 2006
    ..In this study, we review the safety, efficacy, and durability of PleurX catheters (Denver Biomedical, Golden, CO) for managing complicated pleural effusions and describe a patient population who might benefit...
  47. ncbi Repair of sternal dehiscence after bilateral lung transplantation
    Demet Karnak
    Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:425-6. 2006