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APPENDIX OF PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Raftery AT, Lim E. Churchill’s Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis.

1st Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh 2001. 1st Russian Edition. Mockba Publishers, Moscow 2005. 2nd Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh 2005.

Raftery AT, Lim E, Ostor A. Churchill’s Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis.

3rd Edition, Elsevier, London 2009. 3rd Spanish Edition, Elsevier, Barcelona 2012. 4th Edition, Elsevier, London 2014.

*Lim E, Loke YK, Thompson AT (Eds). Medicine and Surgery: An Integrated Textbook. 1st Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2007.

*Nominated for book of year in Medicine 2008 by the British Medical Association *Highly Commended in Medicine by the British Medical Association

*Nominated for best new edited book in Medicine 2008 by the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Authors *Highly Commended by the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Authors

*Nominated for the NHS Innovations Awards 2008 in the Books and Interactive Media Category *Highly Commended by NHS Innovations

CHAPTERS

Lim E, Wells FC. Mitral valve repair and replacement. In Tang A, Ohri SK, Stephenson LW (eds). Key Topics in Cardiac Surgery. Taylor and Francis, Abingdon 2005. Lim E, Shahidi M, Polkey M, Goldstraw P. Diseases of the Respiratory System. In Lim E, Loke YK, Thompson AT (Eds). Medicine and Surgery: An Integrated Textbook. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2007. Lim E, Poole-Wilson P, Wallwork J. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System. In Lim E, Loke YK, Thompson AT (Eds). Medicine and Surgery: An Integrated Textbook. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2007. Mussa S, Lim E. Cardiothoracic Emergencies. In Callaghan CJ, Watson CJE, Bradley JA (Eds). Emergencies in Clinical Surgery. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008.

Lim E. Surgical investigations and management. In Mitchell D, Wells A, Spiro S, Moller D (Eds). Sarcoidosis. Hodder Arnold, London 2012. Lim E, Sadri A. Thorax. In Novell R, Baker DM, Goddard N (Eds). Kirk’s General Surgical Operations 6th Edition. Elsevier, Edinburgh, 2013. PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Guidelines Lim E, Baldwin D, Beckles M, Duffy J, Entwisle J, Faivre-Finn C, Kerr K, Macfie A, McGuigan J, Padley S, Popat S, Screaton N, Snee M, Waller D, Warburton C, Win T. BTS / SCTS Guidelines on the radical management of patients with lung cancer. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 3:iii1-27. Vansteenkiste J, De Ruysscher D, Eberhardt WE, Lim E, Senan S, Felip E, Peters S, Group EGW. Early and locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann. Oncol. 2013;24 Suppl 6:vi89-98. Vansteenkiste J, Crino L, Dooms C, Douillard JY, Faivre-Finn C, Lim E, Rocco G, Senan S, Van Schil P, Veronesi G, Stahel R, Peters S, Felip E, Panel M. 2nd ESMO consensus conference on lung cancer: Early stage non-small cell lung cancer consensus on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2014 Aug;25(8):1462-74. Brunelli A, Falcoz PE, Panel, D'Amico T, Hansen H, Lim E, Massard G, Rice TW, Rocco G, Thomas P, Van Raemdonck D, Congregado M, Decaluwe H, Grodzki T, Lerut T, Molnar T, Salati M, Scarci M, Van Schil P, Varela G, Venuta F, Melfi F, Gebitekin C, Kuzdzal J, Leschber G, Opitz I, Papagiannopoulos K, Patterson A, Ruffini E, Klepetko W, Toker A. European guidelines on structure and qualification of general thoracic surgery. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 2014;45:779-786. Caplin ME, Baudin E, Ferolla P, Filosso P, Garcia-Yuste M, Lim E, Oberg K, Pelosi G, Perren A, Rossi RE, Travis WD; the ENETS consensus conference participants. Pulmonary Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumors: European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Expert Consensus and Recommendations for Best Practice for Typical and Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid. Ann Oncol. 2015 Feb 2. pii: mdv041. [Epub ahead of print] Systematic reviews / meta-analyses Lim E, Ali Z, Ali A, Routledge T, Edmonds L, Altman DG, Large SR. Indirect comparison meta-analysis of aspirin therapy after coronary surgery. BMJ 2003; 327: 1309-11. *Lim E, Drain A, Davies W, Edmonds L, Rosengard BR. A systematic review of randomised trials comparing revascularization rate and graft patency of off pump to conventional coronary surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132(6):1409-13.

*Qualified for inclusion in the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)

* Barker A, Maratos E, Edmonds L, Lim E. Systematic review of randomised and non-randomised trials comparing recurrence rates of video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open surgery in the prevention of recurrent pneumothoraces. Lancet 2007; 370: 329–35.

* 2nd most highly rated research publication in Thoracic Surgery – McMaster Online Rating of Evidence Programme 2007.

Lim E, Brown A, Helmy A, Mussa S, Altman DG. Composite endpoints in cardiovascular research: a survey of randomised trials in the new millennium. Ann Int Med 2008; 149(9): 612-7. Adams K, Shah PL, Edmonds L, Lim E. Test performance of endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy for mediastinal staging in patients with lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax 2009; 64(9):757-62. Lim E, Harris G, Patel A, Adachi I, Edmonds L, Song F. Preoperative versus postoperative chemotherapy in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer: systematic review and indirect comparison meta-analysis of randomised trials. J Thorac Oncol 2009; 4(11): 1380-8. Lim E, Clough R, Goldstraw P, Edmonds L, Aokage K, Yoshida J, Nagai K, Shintani Y, Ohta M, Okumura M, Iwasaki T, Yasumitsu T, Okada M, Mimura T, Tsubota N, Nakagawa T, Okumura N, Satoh Y, Okumura S, Nakagawa K, Higashiyama M, Kodama K, Riquet M, Vicidomini G, Santini M, Kotoulas C, Hsu JY, Chen CY. Impact of positive pleural lavage cytology on survival in patients having lung resection for non-small-cell lung cancer: An international individual patient data meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010;139(6):1441-1446. Randomised controlled trials *Lim E, Ali ZA, Attaran R, Cooper GJ. Evaluating routine diuretics after coronary surgery: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Ann Thorac Surg 2002; 73: 153-55. *Lim E, Cornelissen J, Routledge T, Kirtland S, Charman SC, Bellm S, Munday H, Khan O, Masood I, Large S. Clopidogrel does not inhibit platelet function early after coronary bypass surgery: a prospective randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 128: 432-5. *Cornelissen J, Kirtland S, Lim E, Goddard M, Bellm S, Sheridan K, Large S, Vuylsteke A. Biological efficacy of low against medium dose aspirin regimen after coronary surgery: Analysis of platelet function. Thromb Haemost 2006; 95(3): 476-82. Lim E, Ali A, Cartwright N, Sousa I, Chetwynd A, Polkey M, Geddes D, Pepper J, Diggle P, Goldstraw P. Effect and duration of lung volume reduction surgery: mid term results of the Brompton trial. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 54(3): 188-92.

*Lim E, Cornelissen J, Routledge T, Ali A, Kirtland S, Sharples L, Sheridan K, Bellm S, Munday H, Large S. Biological efficacy of low versus medium dose aspirin after coronary surgery: results from a randomized trial [NCT00262275]. BMC Medicine 2006; 4: 12.

Tansley P, Al-Mulhim F, Lim E, Ladas G, Goldstraw P. A prospective randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of BioGlue in treating alveolar air leaks. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 132: 105-12. * Lim E, Carballo S, Cornelissen J, Ali Z, Grignani R, Bellm S, Large S. Dose related efficacy of aspirin after coronary surgery in patients with PlA2 polymorphism [NCT00262275]. Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83(1):134-8. Ali ZA, Callaghan CJ, Lim E, Ali AA, Nouraei R, Boyle J, Varty K, Kharbanda RK, Dutka DP, Gaunt ME. Remote ischaemic preconditioning reduces myocardial and renal injury after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a randomized controlled trial. Circulation 2007; 116 (11S):I98-105. Belcher E, Dusmet M, Jordan S, Ladas G, Lim E, Goldstraw P. A prospective randomized trial comparing BioGlue and Vivostat for the control of alveolar air leak. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 140(1):32-8. * Undertaken as principal investigator

Cohort studies Lim E, Barlow CW, Hosseinpour AR, Wisbey C, Wilson K, Pidgeon W, Charman S, Barlow JB, Wells FC. Influence of atrial fibrillation on outcome following mitral valve repair. Circulation 2001; 104: I 59-63. Lim E, Ali ZA, Barlow CW, Hosseinpour AR, Wisbey CR, Charman SC, Wells FC, Barlow JB. Determinants and assessment of regurgitation after mitral valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 124 (5): 911-7. Lim E, Callaghan C, Motalleb-Zadeh R, Wallard M, Misra N, Ali A, Halstead J, Tsui S. A prospective study on clinical outcome following pleurotomy during cardiac surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 50(5): 287-291. Ali A, Lim E, Halstead J, Ashrafian H, Ali Z, Khalpey, Theodorou P, Chamageorgakis T, Kumar P, Jackson C, Pepper J. Porcine or human stentless valves for aortic valve replacement? Results of a 10 year comparative study. J Heart Valve Dis 2003;12:430-455. Lim E, Motalleb-Zadeh R, Ahmed I, Wallard M, Misra N, Akouwah E, Halstead JC, Murphy F, Foweraker J, S Tsui. Prospective study of pyrexia after cardiac surgery: Natural history and association with infection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 126 1013-1017. Lim E, Ali A, Theodorou P, Nicholson AG, Ladas G, Goldstraw P. Pleural lavage cytology is an independent prognostic indicator for staging Non Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 127(4): 1113-8.

Ali ZA, Lim E, Motalleb-Zadeh R, Ali A, Callaghan C, Gerrard C, Vuylsteke A, Foweraker J, Tsui S. Allogeneic blood transfusion does not predispose to infection after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2004; 78: 1542-6. Halstead JC, Lim E, Venkateswaran RM, Charman SC, Goddard M, Ritchie AJ. Improved survival with VATS pleurectomy-decortication in advanced malignant mesothelioma. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2005;31:314-20. Lim E, Ali Z, Motaleb Zadeh R, Ali Z, Jackson C, Ong SL, Halstead J, Sharples L, Parameshwar J, Wallwork J, Large SR. Survival after allocation to medical therapy, surgery or transplantation for patients in heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005; 24(8): 983-989. Duncan AM, Lim E, Gibson DG, Henein MY. Effect of dobutamine stress on left ventricular filling in ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology and prognostic implications. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 46: 488-96. Lim E, Yap YK, De Stavola BL, Nicholson AG, Goldstraw P. The impact of stage and cell type on prognosis of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 130(4): 969-972. Lim E, Tsui S on behalf of the Registrars and Consultant Cardiac Surgeons of Papworth Hospital 2003-2005. Impact of the European Working Time Directive on exposure to operative cardiac surgical training. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006; 30: 574-577. Duncan AM, Lim E, Clague J, Gibson DG, Henein MY. Comparison of segmental and global markers of dyssynchrony in predicting clinical response to cardiac resynchronization. Eur Heart J 2006; 27(20): 2426-32. Ali A, Lim E, Thanikachalam M, Sudarshan C, White P, Parameshwar J, Dhital K, Large S. Cardiac arrest in the organ donor does not negatively influence recipient survival after heart transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31(5):929-33. Lim E, Ali A, Theodorou P, Sousa I, Ashrafian H, Chamageorgakis T, Duncan A, Henein M, Diggle P, Pepper J. Longitudinal study of the profile and predictors of left ventricular mass regression after stentless aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85(6):2026-9. Lim E, Belcher E, Yap YK, Nicholson AG, Goldstraw P. The role of surgery in the treatment of limited disease small cell lung cancer: time to reevaluate. J Thorac Oncol 2008; 3(11): 1276-71. Rizvi SM, Goodwill J, Lim E, Yap YK, Wells AU, Hansell DM, Davis P, Abdel-Ghani S, Goldstraw P, Nicholson AG. The frequency of neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia in patients with pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours and non-neuroendocrine cell carcinomas. Histopathology. 2009;55(3):332-7.

Thorley AJ, Grandolfo D, Lim E, Goldstraw P, Young A, Tetley TD. Innate immune responses to bacterial ligands in the peripheral human lung--role of alveolar epithelial tlr expression and signalling. PLoS One. 2011;6:e21827 von der Thusen JH, Tham YS, Pattenden H, Rice A, Dusmet M, Lim E, Nicholson AG. Prognostic significance of predominant histologic pattern and nuclear grade in resected adenocarcinoma of the lung: Potential parameters for a grading system. J. Thorac. Oncol. 2013;8:37-44 Luchtenborg M, Riaz SP, Lim E, Page R, Baldwin DR, Jakobsen E, Vedsted P, Lind M, Peake MD, Mellemgaard A, Spicer J, Lang-Lazdunski L, Moller H. Survival of patients with small cell lung cancer undergoing lung resection in England, 1998-2009. Thorax. 2014;69:269-273 Clark SJ, Zoumot Z, Bamsey O, Polkey MI, Dusmet M, Lim E, Jordan S, Hopkinson NS. Surgical approaches for lung volume reduction in emphysema. Clin. Med. 2014;14:122-127 Luchtenborg M, Riaz SP, Coupland VH, Lim E, Jakobsen E, Krasnik M, Page R, Lind MJ, Peake MD, Moller H. High procedure volume is strongly associated with improved survival after lung cancer surgery. J. Clin. Oncol. 2013;31:3141-3146 Ruffini E, Detterbeck F, Van Raemdonck D, Rocco G, Thomas P, Weder W, Brunelli A, Guerrera F, Keshavjee S, Altorki N, Schutzner J, Arame A, Spaggiari L, Lim E, Toker A, Venuta F. Thymic carcinoma: A cohort study of patients from the european society of thoracic surgeons database. J Thorac Oncol. 2014;9:541-548 Diagnostic / validation studies Lim E, Ali Z, Barlow CW, Jackson CH, Hosseinpour AR, Halstead JC, Barlow JB Wells FC. A simple additive model to predict coexistent coronary disease in patients undergoing surgery for mitral regurgitation. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1820-1825 Lim E, Ali A, Khalpey Z, Ashrafian H, Jackson C, Ali Z, Chamageorgakis T, Wells F, Pepper J, DeSouza A, Moat N. A validated simple model to predict coexistent coronary disease in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 129 (6): 1317-1320. Ali ZA, Lim E, Ali A, Barlow C, Wells F, Barlow J. Evaluation of the diagnostic utility of ECG criteria for left ventricular diastolic overload. Int J Cardiol. 2005; 102(2): 359-60. Carr-White GS, Lim E, Koh TW, Desouza AC, Pepper JR, Gibson DG. Regional ventricular dynamics during acute coronary occlusion: A comparison of invasive with non-invasive echocardiographic markers to detect and quantify myocardial ischaemia-observations made during off-pump coronary surgery. Int J Cardiol 2006;113(3):376-84.

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Lim E, Choy L, Flaks L, Mussa S, Van Tornout F, Van Leuven M, Parry W. Detected troponin elevation is associated with high early mortality after lung resection for cancer. J Cardiothorac Surg 2006; 1:37. Sarraf KM, Belcher E, Price S, Lim E. Clinical application of direct bronchial ultrasound to visualize and determine endobronchial tumor margins for surgical resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Oct;86(4):1339-41. Sarraf K, Belcher E, Raevsky E, Nicholson AG, Goldstraw P, Lim E. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and its association with survival after complete resection in non-small cell

lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 137(2):425-8.

Bille A, Barker A, Maratos EC, Edmonds L, Lim E. Surgical access rather than method of pleurodesis (pleurectomy or pleural abrasion) influences recurrence rates for pneumothorax surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;60(6):321-5. Okiror L, Patel N, Kho P, Ladas G, Dusmet M, Jordan S, Cordingley J, Lim E. Predicting risk of intensive care unit admission after resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a validation study. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012;14(1):31-3. Lim E, Tay A, Von Der Thusen J, Freidin MB, Anikin V, Nicholson AG. Clinical results of microfluidic antibody-independent peripheral blood circulating tumor cell capture for the diagnosis of lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014;147(6):1936-8. Freidin MB, Tay A, Freydina DV, Chudasama D, Nicholson AG, Rice A, Anikin V, Lim E. An assessment of diagnostic performance of a filter-based antibody-independent peripheral blood circulating tumour cell capture paired with cytomorphologic criteria for the diagnosis of cancer. Lung Cancer. 2014;85(2):182-5. Pattenden HA, Leung M, Beddow E, Dusmet M, Nicholson AG, Shackcloth M, Mohamed S, Darr A, Naidu B, Iyer S, Marchbank A, Greenwood A, West D, Granato F, Kirk A, Ariyaratnam P, Loubani M, Lim E. Test performance of pet-ct for mediastinal lymph node staging of pulmonary carcinoid tumours. Thorax. 2014 Aug 14. pii: thoraxjnl-2014-205899. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205899. [Epub ahead of print] Surgical technique and results Halstead JC, Lim E, Ritchie AJ. Acute Hydrothorax in CAPD. Early thoracoscopic (VATS) intervention allows early return to peritoneal dialysis. Nephron 2002; 92 (3): 725-7. Barlow CW, Ali ZA, Lim E, Barlow JB, Wells FC. Modified technique for mitral repair without ring annuloplasty. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 75: 298-300. Canovas SJ, Lim E, Hornero F, Montero J. Left ventricular free wall rupture: Patch glue repair without extracorporeal circulation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003; 23: 639-641.

Halstead JC, Baghai M, Lim E, Dunning JJ, Large SR. A method for descending thoracic aortic replacement retaining a posterior strip bearing intercostal vessels. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1660-1661 Canovas SJ, Lim E, Dalmau MJ, Bueno M, Buendía J, Hornero F, Gil O, Garcia R, Paya R, Perez J, Echanove I, Montero J. Mid term clinical and echocardiographic outcome of patch glue repair of left ventricular free wall rupture. Circulation. 2003;9;108(10): II 237-40. West D, Lim E, Trimlett R, Flather M, Yap J, Pepper J, De Souza A.. Determinants of successful endoscopic internal thoracic artery harvesting: a prospective analysis. Heart Surg Forum. 2004; 7(2): e 179-82. Halstead JC, Lim E, Ali A, Tsui S, Large S, Wallwork J, Dunning J. A versatile technique for aortic root replacement without pre-manufactured composite graft: a 12-year experience. J Heart Valve Dis. 2004: 13(5): 717-21. Vasu V, Ude C, Shah V, Lim E, Bush A.. Novel surgical technique for insertion of pleuroperitoneal shunts for bilateral chylous effusions in Ex preterm infant at term corrected age. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Aug;45(8):840-3. Bastin AJ, Karunanantham J, Lim E. Breathlessness after pneumonectomy: consider postpneumonectomy syndrome. Clin Lung Cancer. 2010 Nov 1;11(6):423-5. Kho P, Karunanantham J, Leung M, Lim E. Debridement alone without decortication can achieve lung re-expansion in patients with empyema: an observational study. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 May;12(5):724-7. Cheung IH, Lim E. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lobectomy with limited en bloc resection of superior sulcus tumor. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2012;144:e148-151 Ruffini E, Detterbeck F, Van Raemdonck D, Rocco G, Thomas P, Weder W, Brunelli A, Guerrera F, Keshavjee S, Altorki N, Schützner J, Arame A, Spaggiari L, Lim E, Toker A, Venuta F; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thymic Working Group. Thymic carcinoma: a cohort study of patients from the European society of thoracic surgeons database. J Thorac Oncol. 2014;9(4):541-8. Clark SJ, Zoumot Z, Bamsey O, Polkey MI, Dusmet M, Lim E, Jordan S, Hopkinson NS. Surgical approaches for lung volume reduction in emphysema. Clin Med. 2014;14(2):122-7. Lüchtenborg M, Riaz SP, Lim E, Page R, Baldwin DR, Jakobsen E, Vedsted P, Lind M, Peake MD, Mellemgaard A, Spicer J, Lang-Lazdunski L, Møller H. Survival of patients with small cell lung cancer undergoing lung resection in England, 1998-2009. Thorax. 2014;69(3):269-73. Editorials and commissioned articles

Lim E, Large SR, Wallwork J, Parameshwar J. Candidate selection for heart transplantation in the 21st century. Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation 2002; 7(3): 221-225. Lim E, Goldstraw P. Insertion of a chest tube to drain pneumothorax (3 prints). Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine 2003; 4(9):301-302. Foundation Years 2005; 1(2):40-42. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine 2005; 6(12):416-417. Khalpey Z, Lim E. Cardiothoracic Training in the UK. BMJ 2004; 328: s3-s4. Lim E, Khalpey Z. The problems facing academic surgeons. BMJ 2004; 328: s78. Lim E. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 83(1):202-3. Lim E, Goldstraw P, Nicholson AG, Travis WD, Jett JR, Ferolla P, Bomanji J, Rusch VW, Asamura H, Skogseid B, Baudin E, Caplin M, Kwekkeboom D, Brambilla E, Crowley J. Proceedings of the IASLC International Workshop on Advances in Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors 2007. J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Oct;3(10):1194-201. Spiro SG, Tanner NT, Silvestri GA, Janes SM, Lim E, Vansteenkiste JF, Pirker R. Lung cancer: progress in diagnosis, staging and therapy. Respirology. 2010;15(1):44-50. Lim E, Shah PL. [Role of EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal lymph node staging of lung cancer]. Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi. 2010;13(5):401-402. Lim E, Beckles M, Warburton C, Baldwin D. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the selection of patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer: friend or foe? Thorax. 2010;65(10):847-849. Lim E, Shah PL. Role of EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal lymph node staging of lung cancer]. Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi. 2010 May;13(5):401-2. Goldstraw P, Ball D, Jett JR, Le Chevalier T, Lim E, Nicholson AG, Shepherd FA. Non-small cell lung cancer. Lancet. 2011 Nov 12;378(9804):1727-40. Popat S, Vieira de Araujo A, Min T, Swansbury J, Dainton M, Wotherspoon A, Lim E, Nicholson AG, O'Brien ME. Lung adenocarcinoma with concurrent exon 19 EGFR mutation and ALK rearrangement responding to erlotinib. J. Thorac. Oncol. 2011;6:1962-1963. Vallieres E, Peters S, Van Houtte P, Dalal P, Lim E. Therapeutic advances in non-small cell lung cancer. Thorax. 2012;67:1097-1101 Popat R, Derodra J, Vig S, Lim E. A sinister cause of shoulder pain, with numbness and weakness in the ipsilateral hand. BMJ. 2012;345:e6948 Lim E. Patients' perspective in the surgical decision-making process. Thorac. Surg. Clin. 2012;22:539-543

Lim E, Popat S. What exactly are we doing to improve low lung cancer survival in the United Kingdom? Thorax. 2013;68:504-505 Sethi T, Lim E, Peake M, Field J, White J, Nicolson M, Faivre-Finn C, Cane P, Reynolds J, Møller H, Pinnock H. Improving care for patients with lung cancer in the UK. Thorax. 2013 Dec;68(12):1181-5. Treasure T, Dusmet M, Fiorentino F, Lim E, Waller D, Lees B. Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma: Why we need controlled trials. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 2014;45:591-592 McElnay P, Lim E. Adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy for NSCLC. J Thorac Dis. 2014;6(Suppl 2):S224-7 Pan D, Cufari ME, Lim E. Beware of arteria lusoria during lymph node dissection of the right paratracheal fossa for lung cancer surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Dec;6(12):E264-6. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439. Lim E. Basic statistics (the fundamental concepts). J Thorac Dis. 2014 Dec;6(12):1875-8. doi: 10 Filosso PL; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS); Neuroendocrine Tumors of The Lung Working-Group; Steering Committee, Asamura H, Brunelli A, Filosso PL, Garcia-Yuste M, Lim E, Papagiannopoulos K, Sarkaria I, Thomas P. Knowledge of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors: where are we now? Thorac Surg Clin. 2014 Aug;24(3):ix-xii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.05.005..3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.36.

APPENDIX OF PRESENTATIONS Computerised Tomographical (CT) Anatomy of Abdominal Structures at the Transpyloric Plane (of Addison). SS Mehta, E Lim, AT Papageorghiou, Harold Ellis.

Presented to the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, 21st December 1998, Sheffield, UK The influence of atrial fibrillation on outcome following mitral valve repair. E Lim, CW Barlow, AR Hosseinpour, K Wilson, CR Wisbey, W Pidgeon, M Baghai JB Barlow, FC Wells.

Read at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 13th November 2000, New Orleans, USA

Evaluating the use of diuretics following coronary artery bypass surgery: A prospective randomised placebo controlled trial. E Lim, ZA Ali, R Attaran, GJ Cooper.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 15thMarch 2000, London, UK.

Optimal antiplatelet therapy following coronary artery bypass surgery: An overview of randomised trials comparing the effects of medium versus low dose aspirin on vein graft patency. E Lim, ZA Ali, AA Ali, S Charman, S Large.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 18th March 2001, Nottingham, UK

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: Early results from a single center. E Lim, N Doughty, J Pepke Zaba, K McNeil, A Vuylsteke, J Dunning.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 18th March 2001, Nottingham, UK

A prospective study on clinical outcome following routine pleurotomy during cardiac surgery. E Lim, C Callaghan, R Motalleb Zadeh, M Wallard, N Misra, A Ali, JC Halstead, S Tsui.

Presented to the15th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 19th September 2001, Lisbon, Portugal

The utility of the ACC/AHA guidelines for screening angiography in patients undergoing surgical repair for mitral regurgitation. E Lim, Z Ali, CW Barlow, JC Halstead, AR Hosseinpour, C Wisbey, SC Charman, JB Barlow, FC Wells.

Read at the 51st Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, 17th March 2002, Atlanta, USA

Surgery for left ventricular free wall rupture: Patch glue repair without extracorporeal circulation. SJ Canovas, E Lim, MJ Dalmau, M Bueno, J Buendía, F Hornero, O Gil, R Garcia, R Paya, J Perez, I Echanove, J Montero.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 18th March 2002, Bournemouth, UK

Presented to the Young Investigator’s Award Forum, 16th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 24th September 2002, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Read at the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 18th November 2002, Chicago, USA

Survival after allocation to medical therapy, surgery or transplantation for patients with ischaemic advanced heart failure. E Lim , Z Ali , R Motaleb Zadeh, A Ali , C Jackson, SL Ong, J Halstead, L Sharples, J Parameshwar, J Wallwork , SR Large.

Read at the International Society of Heart Lung Transplantation Annual Meeting, 11th April 2003, Vienna, Austria

Allogeneic blood transfusion does not predispose to postoperative infection after surgery: a prospective observational study. Z Ali, E Lim, E Akowuah, I Ahmed, R Motalleb Zadeh, C Gerrard, A Vuylsteke, A Ali, J Foweraker, S Tsui.

Read at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 7th May 2003, Manchester, UK

Homograft or stentless valve for aortic valve replacement? Results of a 10 year comparative study. A Ali, E Lim, J Halstead, H Ashrafian, Z Ali, Z Khalpey, P Theodorou, C Jackson, J Pepper.

Presented at the 2nd Biennial Meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease, 1st July 2003, Paris, France

Read at the 76th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 18th November 2003, Orlando, USA

A versatile technique for aortic root replacement without pre-manufactured composite graft: a 12 year experience. JC Halstead, E Lim, A Ali, S Tsui, S Large, J Wallwork, J Dunning.

Read at the 2nd Biennial Meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease, 28th June 2003, Paris, France

Positive pleural lavage cytology upstages patients to IIIB for non small cell lung cancer. E Lim, A Ali, P Theodorou, AG Nicholson, G Ladas, P Goldstraw.

Presented to the 10th World Conference on Lung Cancer, 14th August, 2003, Vancouver, Canada

Presented to the 2nd Joint EACTS/ESTS meeting, 15th October, 2003, Vienna, Austria A prospective randomised trial on the inhibition of platelet function comparing aspirin to clopidogrel after coronary surgery. E Lim, J Cornelissen, T Routledge, A Ali, I Masood O Khan, S Bellm, S Large S.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. 7th March 2004, Guernsey, UK

Determinants of successful endoscopic internal thoracic artery harvesting: a prospective analysis. D West, E Lim, R Trimlett, M Flather , J Yap, J Pepper, A DeSouza.

Read at the Annual meeting of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. 23rd June 2004, London, UK

Randomized trial of low-, medium-dose aspirin and clopidogrel on platelet aggregation after cardiac surgery. E Lim, J Cornelissen, T Routledge, A Ali, S Kirtland, L Sharples, K Sheridan, S Bellm, H Munday, S Large.

Read at the 77th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 7th November 2004, New Orleans, USA

*Preconditioning Reduces Myocardial Injury After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. A Ali, C Callaghan, R Nouraei, A Ali, E Lim, D Dutka, M Lindop, I Munday, J Boyle, K Varty, M Gaunt.

Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Vascular Society, 25th November 2004, Harrogate, UK

*Vascular Society Prize 2004

Finalist at the Young Research Workers' Prize, British Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Conference, Glasgow, 24th April 2006.

Cardiac arrest in the organ donor did not negatively influence recipient survival after heart transplantation. A Ali, M Thanikachalam, E Lim, M Feccia, C Sudarshan, P White, S Large.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 6th March 2005, London, UK

*Randomized trial of low, medium dose aspirin and clopidogrel on platelet aggregation after cardiac surgery. E Lim, J Cornelissen, T Routledge, A Ali, S Kirtland, L Sharples, K Sheridan, S Bellm, H Munday, S Large.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 7th March 2005, London, UK

*John Parker Medal 2005, by the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

Effect of dobutamine stress on left ventricular filling in ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology and prognostic implications. A Duncan, E Lim, D Gibson, M Henein.

Presented to the Annual meeting of the British Cardiac Society. 25th May 2005, Manchester, UK

Presented to the 78th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 7th November 2005, Dallas, USA

A longitudinal study of the profile and predictors of left ventricular mass regression after stentless aortic valve replacement. E Lim, A Ali, P Theodorou, H Ashrafian, T Chamageorgakis, A Duncan, M Henein, J Pepper.

Presented to the 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease, 19thJune 2005, Vancouver, Canada

The impact of stage and cell type on prognosis of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours. E Lim, YK Yap, B DeStavola, A Nicholson, P Goldstraw.

Read at the 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer, 6th July 2005, Barcelona, Spain Effect and duration of lung volume reduction surgery: mid term results of a randomized trial. E Lim, A Ali, N Cartwright, I Sousa, A Chetwynd, J Pepper, P Diggle, P Goldstraw.

Presented to the 4th EACTS / ESTS Joint Meeting, 28th September 2005, Barcelona, Spain *A prospective randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of Bioglue in treating alveolar air leaks. P Tansley, F Mulhim, E Lim, G Ladas, P Goldstraw.

Presented to the Young Investigators Awards Forum, 4th EACTS / ESTS Joint Meeting, 26th September 2005, Barcelona, Spain

*EACTS Young Investigators Award 2005

Off pump surgery has lower revascularization rate and poorer graft patency: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. E Lim, A Drain, W Davies, L Edmonds, B Rosengard.

Presented to the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 14th March 2006, Dublin, Ireland.

*Preconditioning Reduces Myocardial Injury After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. A Ali, C Callaghan, R Nouraei, A Ali, E Lim, D Dutka, M Lindop, I Munday, J Boyle, K Varty, M Gaunt.

Finalist at the Young Research Workers' Prize, British Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Conference, Glasgow, 24th April 2006.

*British Cardiac Society Young Investigators Award 2006

Impact of the European Working Time Directive on exposure to operative cardiac surgical training. E Lim, S Tsui on behalf of the Registrars and Consultant Cardiac Surgeons of Papworth Hospital 2003-2005.

Presented to the 5th EACTS / ESTS Joint Meeting, 12th September 2006, Stockholm, Sweden Cardiac arrest in the donor organ does not negatively influence recipient survival after heart transplantation. A Ali, M Thanikachalam, E Lim, M Feccia, C Sudarshan, P White, K Dhital, S Large.

Presented to the 5th EACTS / ESTS Joint Meeting, 12th September 2006, Stockholm, Sweden A surgeon’s case volume of oesophagectomy for cancer strongly influences the operative mortality rate. M Migliore, C Choong, E Lim, S Dallatomasina, T Routledge, A Ritchie, F C Wells.

Presented to the Brompton Prize Forum at the 5th EACTS / ESTS Joint Meeting, 11th September 2006, Stockholm, Sweden

*Surgery for limited disease small cell lung cancer: time to reevaluate. E Lim, P Goldstraw.

Read at the 5th Annual British Thoracic Oncology Group meeting, 25th January 2007, Dublin, Ireland

*British Thoracic Oncology Group prize 2007

Read at the 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 3rd June 2007, Chicago, USA.

Presented to the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, 7th December 2007, London,, United Kingdom

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 11th March 2008, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

*Thoracic Medal 2008, by the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland

Video assisted thoracoscopic access is associated with 4 fold increased recurrence compared to open surgery for pneumothorax: a meta-analysis. A Barker, E Maratos, L Edmonds, E Lim.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 12th March 2007, Manchester, United Kingdom

Presented to the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, 8th December 2007, London,, United Kingdom

The incidence of neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (NEH) in pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours and non-small cell carcinomas. SMH Rizvi, J Goodwill, E Lim, YK Yap, P Goldstraw, AG Nicholson

Presented to the Annual meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 24th March 2007, San Diego, USA.

Increasing preoperative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio: an independent predictor of mortality after pulmonary resection of non-small cell lung cancer. K Sarraf, E Belcher, E Raevsky, P Goldstraw, E Lim.

Presented to the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 10th March 2008, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 23rd January 2008, Dublin, Ireland

Presented to the 1st European Society of Medical Oncology / International Association of the Study of Lung Cancer 1st European Lung Cancer Conference. 25th April 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

Presented to the Association of Surgeons of Great Brittan Ireland 2008 International Surgical Congress. 16th May 2008, Bournemouth, UK.

Presented to the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, 5th December 2008, London, United

Kingdom *Preoperative versus postoperative chemotherapy for patients undergoing resection for lung cancer: systematic review and indirect comparison meta-analysis of randomised trials. G Harris, A Patel, I Adachi, L Edmonds, F Song, E Lim

Presented to the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 23rd January 2008, Dublin, Ireland

*British Thoracic Oncology Group prize 2008


Presented to the 1st European Society of Medical Oncology / International Association of the Study of Lung Cancer 1st European Lung Cancer Conference. 25th April 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

*European Society Medical Oncology / International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer award 2008

Read at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 1st June 2008, Chicago, USA.

Preoperative chemotherapy in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer: MRC LU22 / NVALT / EORTC 08012 multicentre randomised trial. E Lim, P Goldstraw, D Gilligan, M Nicholson, M Nankivell, C Pugh, R Stephens on behalf of the trial investigators.


A 20 year audit of tracheobronchial airway stenting at a single institution. KC Redmond, E Lim, L Gurung, M Dusmet, G Ladas, P Goldstraw


Clinical application of direct bronchial ultrasound to visualise and determine endobronchial tumour margins for surgical resection. K Sarraf, E Belcher, S Price, E Lim,

Presented to the Association of Surgeons of Great Brittan Ireland 2008 International Surgical Congress. 14th May 2008, Bournemouth, UK.

Presented to the Royal Society of Medicine, 231st November 2008, London, United Kingdom

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 23rd March 2009, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Test performance of endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy for mediastinal staging in patients with lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. K Adams, P Shah, L Edmonds, E Lim. Presented to the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, 5th December 2008, London, United

Kingdom

Presented to the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 29th January 2009, Dublin, Ireland Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 23rd March 2009, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Impact of positive pleural lavage cytology on survival in patients undergoing resection of NSCLC: an international multicentre study. E Lim, R Clough, P Goldstraw on behalf of the Pleural Lavage Cytology Collaborators.

Presented to the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 29th January 2009, Dublin, Ireland Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 23rd March 2009, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Mid term results from a randomised trial of lung volume reduction surgery. E Lim, I Sousa, P Goldstraw, P Diggle.


Method of pleurodesis is less important than surgical access on recurrence rates after pneumothorax surgery. A Bille, A Barker; E Maratos; L Edmonds, E Lim


*The test performance of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio to predict adverse post-resection survival in stage I NSCLC. K Sarraf, P Redman, A Nicholson, S Jordan, M Dusmet, G Ladas, P Goldstraw, E Lim



Pleural debridement without decortication achieves lung re-expansion in patients with empyema: an observational study. P Kho, M Leung, J Karunannantham, E Lim. Presented to the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, 4th December 2009, London, United

Kingdom

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 8th March 2010, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Does gene expression profile vary with timing of sample acquisition? A preliminary study. A Sadri, M Freidin, N Budhia, A Nicholson, M Moffat, W Cookson, E Lim.

Presented to the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 28th January 2010, Dublin, Ireland

*British Thoracic Oncology Group Presentation Prize 2010


Outcome after induction treatment in patients randomised to surgery or radiotherapy: a meta-analysis. A Sadri, L Edmonds, F Song, E Lim.

Presented to the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 28th January 2010, Dublin, Ireland

*British Thoracic Oncology Group Presentation Prize 2010


A randomised trial of Bioglue versus Vivostat in the management of air leaks after thoracic surgery. E Belcher, S Jordan, M Dusmet, E Lim, P Goldstraw.



Myocardial infarction after thoracic surgery: can the revised cardiac risk index identify patients at risk? L Okiror, L Seow, J Lyne, E Lim.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 22nd March 2011, London, United Kingdom

Predicting risk of intensive care admission after resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a validation study. L Okiror, N Patel, G Ladas, M Dusmet, S Jordan, P Kho, J Cordingly, E Lim.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 22nd March 2011, London, United Kingdom

Operative Surgical Training in General Thoracic Surgery: Transitions in Trainee Structures and Training Models. K Morgan Bates, O.A. Jarral, Z Sarang, G Ladas, M Dusmet, S Jordan, E Lim.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 21st March 2011, London, United Kingdom


Antibody-independent microfiltration biochip for the diagnosis of lung cancer. A Tay, A Nicholson, J von der Thusen, V Anikin, T Tetley, Eric Lim. Presented to the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 27th January 2012, Dublin, Ireland The Impact of Modern Mediastinal Nodal Staging Modalities on the Frequency of Pathological N2 Disease in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer. J Van der Merwe, M. Dusmet, A. Nicholson, S. Jordan, G. Ladas, E. Lim.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 18th April 2012, Manchester, United Kingdom

Risk of Intrathoracic Recurrence of Thymoma Following Preoperative Diagnostic Biopsy: A Cohort Study. J Atkins, A Nicholson, A. Rice, H. Pattenden, M. Dusmet, S Jordan, G Ladas, V Anikin, E Beddows, E Lim.


The Incidence of N2 Disease in NSCLC Tumours That Meet the Size Criteria for Lung Resection by VATS. J Van der Merwe, A Nicholson, S Jordan, M Dusmet, G Ladas, E Lim.


Non-invasive KRAS and EGFR mutation testing of primary lung cancer via peripheral blood circulating tumour cells. M Freidin, A Tay, D Chudasama, AG Nicholson, A Rice, O Bamsey, A Higgins, S Popat, V Anikin, E Lim.

Read at the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 23th January 2013, Dublin, Ireland

Test performance of PET-CT for mediastinal lymph node staging of pulmonary carcinoid tumours. H Pattenden, E Beddow, M Dusmet, AG Nicholson, I Swetha, A Marchbank, A Greenwood, D West, P Ariyaratnam, M Loubani, F Granato, A Kirk and E Lim on behalf of the UK Thoracic Surgery Collaborative.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 17 to 19 March 2013, Brighton, United Kingdom

Read at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 31st May 2013, Chicago, USA.

Frequency in EGFR, K-RAS, BRAF and ALK mutations in a cohort of cancers: ALK translocations are more frequently seen in more advanced disease. E Lim, D Gonzales, S Popat, E Shaw, I Walker, P Johnson, O Bamsey, A Higgins, L Thompson, D Mair, T Osadolor, L Renouf, A Nicholson.

Read at the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer, 27th to 30th October 2013, Sydney, Australia.

Diagnostic performance of a filter-based antibody-independent peripheral blood circulating tumour cell capture paired with cytomorphologic criteria for the diagnosis of lung cancer. D Freydina, A Tay, D Chudasama, M. Freidin, AG Nicholson, A Rice, A Montero-Fernandez, S Popat, V Anikin, E Lim.


Read at the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 29th to 31st January 2014, Dublin, Ireland

The efficiency of detection of KRAS, EGFR and BRAF mutations in primary lung cancer via peripheral blood circulating tumour cells. M Freidin, D Mair, A Tay, D Freydina, D Chudasama, S Popat, AG Nicholson, A Rice, A Montero-Fernandez, V Anikin, D Gonzalez De Castro, E Lim.


Read at the British Thoracic Oncology Group Annual Meeting, 29th to 31st January 2014, Dublin, Ireland

Survival of small cell lung cancer patients undergoing lung resection in England 1998-2009. E Lim, M Lüchtenborg, S Riaz, R Page, D Baldwin, E Jakobsen, P Vedsted, M Lind, M Peake, A Mellemgaard, J Spicer, L Lang-Lazdunski, H Møller.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 10th to 12th March 2014, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Determining optimal fluid and air leak cut off values for chest drain management. M Mesa-Guzman, L Socci, S Ojha, M Uzzaman, H. Pattenden, Z Niwaz, H. Raubenheimer, F. Di Chiara, B. Adams, A. Mani, E. Lim.

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 10th to 12th March 2014, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Read at the 2014 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, 15th to 18th June Copenhagen, Denmark.

UK institutional validation of Thoracoscore in general thoracic surgery. Z Niwaz, J Karunanantham, A Daddar, J Atkins, J Finch, P Kimberley, G Cowell, A Weller, S Jordan, E Beddow, G Ladas, V Anikin, M Dusmet, N McGonigle, D Kyparissopoulos, E Lim

Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 10th to 12th March 2014, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A comparative study of blood based KRAS mutation analysis in circulating tumour cells versus circulating plasma DNA to predict primary tumour mutations in lung cancer. E Lim, MB Freidin, DV Freydina, D Chudasama, M Leung, S Popat, D Gonzalez de Castro, A Rice, V Anikin, A Montero Fernandez, AG Nicholson

Read at the 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 31st May 2014, Chicago, USA.

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