Zaigham Saghir

Development and Validation of a Blood Test Informed Risk Prediction Model for Lung Cancer—The Copenhagen Lung Cancer Risk Model (CPH-Lung)

Purpose Lung cancer screening reduces lung cancer mortality, but identifying high-risk individuals remains difficult. We wanted to develop a blood test–based risk model (CPH-Lung) to improve risk stratification before image-based screening. Materials and Methods We included indiv...

Transthoracic drainage of lung abscesses (TOLA): protocol for a national multicenter randomized open-label trial

Introduction Lung abscess (LA) is a rare but severe necrotizing pulmonary infection associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Current management relies on prolonged systemic antibiotic therapy without systematic use of abscess drainage. However, small case series and r...