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Key Topics in Thoracic Surgery provides information on the major areas of modern practices in a comprehensive but concise manner. The book encompasses multidisciplinary approaches in thoracic oncology, benign and malignant diseases of the oesophagus, and discusses recent advances in minimally invasive surgery. Information is presented in a systematic format, making it an ideal revision aid and reference source for postgraduate trainees.
This review book, edited by the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) and authored by more than 50 thoracic surgery residents from programs around the country, is a summary of the breadth of information...
The first textbook on the subject, this is a practical, clinically comprehensive guide to ethical issues in surgical practice, research, and education written by some of the most prominent figures in the fields of surgery and bioethics. Discussions of informed consent, confidentiality, and advance directives--core concepts integral to every surgeon-patient relationship--open the volume. Seven chapters tackle the ethical issues in surgical practice, covering the full range of surgical patients--from emergency, acute, high-risk, and elective patients, to poor surgical risk and dying patients. The book even considers the special relationship between the surgeon and patients who are family membe...
Focusing exclusively on the surgical management of aortic arch disease in adults, this concise reference provides authoritative guidance on both standard and alternative approaches from internationally recognized experts. Topics include: general principles of aortic diseases imaging techniques intraoperative management neurologic protection strategies options for aortic repair surgical treatment of specific problems complications Abundant illustrations demonstrate significant imaging study findings and depict key techniques and strategies. With its detailed descriptions and thorough explanations of a wide variety of approaches to imaging, brain protection and monitoring, and aortic reconstruction, Aortic Arch Surgery: Principles, Strategies and Outcomes gives practicing and prospective thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons access to the full armamentarium of management options. Anesthesiologists, perfusionists, neurologists, radiologists, and others who have a special interest in treating patients with thoracic aortic disease will also find this book an invaluable source of dependable information.
Der Bereich der pädiatrischen Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie umfasst nicht nur die Herzchirurgie bei Säuglingen und Kindern, sondern auch die Herzchirurgie bei Erwachsenen zur Korrektur von angeborenen Herzfehlern. Da die Kindersterblichkeit aufgrund von Herzfehlern zurückgeht und Patienten mit angeborenen Herzfehlern zunehmend ein langes, gesundes Leben führen, ergeben sich neue Herausforderungen. Somit war der Bedarf an Einführungen in diesen lebensrettenden Bereich noch nie so groß. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery ist ein gut verständliches, umfassendes Lehrbuch, das diesen Bedarf seit über dreißig Jahren erfüllt und von Fachleuten auf allen Ebenen genutzt wird. Das Lehrwerk, das zahlreic...
An accessible handbook covering thoracic surgery topics, with comprehensive guidance for trainees, cardiothoracic surgeons and consultants.
A book about how to become a super performer in everything you do—and how to find the real reason for wanting to super perform How do you handle a “no-win” situation? According to world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Robert J. Cerfolio—“the Michael Jordan of lung surgery”—there’s often no such thing. Sharing his own remarkable feats as a collegiate first-team academic all-American baseball player, his rise from a surgical resident at the Mayo Clinic to the recognized world authority in chest and robotic thoracic surgery, and anecdotes from his long career as a Little League coach and father, Cerfolio shows you how to think like a super performer in everything you do. Reveali...
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Pioneering surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley recalls his extraordinary career and achievements, which include performing the first successful heart transplant in the United States and the first clinical implantation of a totally artificial heart in a human being