Core Topics in Thoracic Anesthesia

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Number Of Pages: 230
• Publication Date: 2009-04-27
• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521867126
• ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521867122

Providing an easily readable source of information about the current spectrum of anesthesia and critical care management of patients undergoing thoracic surgery, this book forms part of the successful Core Topics brand. The book provides practical assistance to those commencing careers in thoracic anesthesia and will also to be a useful aide-memoire to those already working in the field. The comprehensive content includes discussion of some of the more contentious issues in the management of thoracic patients as well as giving a flavour of the rapid evolution of new techniques that are of increasing importance in the field, such as lung-assist devices, different modes of ventilation and VAT surgery. Both editors are practising cardiothoracic anesthetists/intensivists at an internationally recognized centre for thoracic surgery, particularly lung transplantation. The contributors are chosen for their clinical expertise and to give a spectrum of opinion across the range of thoracic anesthesia

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Manual of Thoracic Endoaortic Surgery

Manual of Thoracic Endoaortic Surgery
By Jacques Kpodonu

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 449
• Publication Date: 2010-10-02
• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1849962952
• ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781849962957

Product Description:

There is currently no standard manual for easy reference that is pocket sized and easy to read prior to planning such a case. The manual will also be a simple reference guide for residents, fellows in cardiovascular interventions as well as device representatives from Medtronic, Cook, Gore and Bolton.

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Manual of Thoracic Surgery

Manual of Thoracic Surgery

Publisher: Stone Age Press | ISBN: 096158081X | edition 1986 | File type: CHM | 502 pages | 10,5 mb

Air, blood, lymph and food pass through the normal thorax at highly variable rates and pressures. Chest injuries and diseases regularly derange many critical body systems and functions. A Manual of Thoracic Surgery opens its detailed and practical discussion of thoracic physiology and thoracic surgery by reviewing all that the mere observation of a closed chest drainage system can reveal. This book was written for those who wish to understand more, and memorize less, about why they do what they do for their patients. It remains an internationally respected source of useful clinical insights on a wide range of surgical conditions. Background, Purpose and Approach Chest surgeons regularly assimilate new therapeutic concepts and technological advances. They routinely perform complex operative procedures with many sequential steps. And they repeatedly acquire new surgical techniques during post-graduate seminars and brief fellowships. Surgeons now in their 30's to 50's trained at a time when common thoracic surgical procedures were often routinely successful. But routine success has its own problems, as patients develop unrealistic expectations and surgeons become entrapped by technically demanding surgical procedures they have inherited. For even routine procedures sometimes go astray. And many operations in and about the chest remain far from routine. Yet under clinically threatening circumstances, many surgeons are reluctant to modify or relinquish their time-honored approaches. For those who have had no part in developing current procedures cannot always be sure why certain steps have become a part of their routine. Consequently, they feel pressured to do it the same way every time - even when circumstances might suggest something more appropriate - because any change could prove harmful and hard to defend. Countless surgical authorities and many surgical textbooks tell the surgeon how to operate in and about the chest. Some try to explain why things should be done in a certain fashion. But while surgical authorities regularly disagree on technical matters, many cannot clarify (and some do not know) which steps are essential and which represent the irrelevant residue of long-abandoned routines. Modern surgical practices evolved over centuries. They arose through countless episodes of trial and error, over innumerable dead bodies, amidst fervent vows that "I'll never do that again!". Indeed, it could not be otherwise. For surgical operations are often performed under emergency conditions. Even elective surgery proceeds without complete knowledge of the patient. And if one day it should become possible to obtain such complete knowledge (without performing an autopsy) it will still be impractical to acquire and utilize all of that information. Every surgical advance is eventually confirmed or discredited as individual surgeons observe individual operative outcomes. Surgical operations always involve many known and unknown variables. Hence good ideas are sometimes abandoned prematurely because a poor result was caused by an unrelated variable. And useless or even harmful irrelevancies sometimes persist unless clearly detrimental. These systemic difficulties, and innumerable individual idiosyncrasies, explain why different training programs generate so many different approaches to apparently identical surgical problems. They also explain why those who teach surgery - having suffered many disastrous outcomes - tend to view plausible but personally untested ideas or modifications with suspicion. So in the interests of patient safety and surgical efficiency, most surgical programs encourage those in training to "do it the same way every time". And that is what makes von Hippel's Manual so useful. For this book carefully and completely clarifies how, when and why a simple alternative approach could save the day. So while A Manual of Thoracic Surgery is no guide to the latest technological advances, it can certainly help those involved in thoracic surgery as they review, consolidate, upgrade and utilize more effectively the information they already possess about chest injuries and diseases.

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Medical Management of the Thoracic Surgery Patient

• Publisher: Saunders
• Number Of Pages: 560
• Publication Date: 2009-09-25
• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1416039937
• ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781416039938

Medical Management of the Thoracic Surgery Patient, by Michael I. Lewis, MD and Robert J. McKenna, Jr., MD, is a comprehensive pulmonary and thoracic reference that takes a practical approach to the diagnosis, workup and care of the thoracic surgery patient. It is geared towards pulmonary and critical care physicians and their trainees as well as all other specialties with whom thoracic surgeons consult and interact. It outlines the principles for understanding the underlying disease entities as well as the clinical implications and complications of surgery, and interprets key surgical concepts such as correlative and functional anatomy for non-surgeons. Contributions from today's authorities..."at-a-glance" detailed key information, as well as summary bullets...and a multidisciplinary perspective, combine to offer essential guidance for confident patient management. As an Expert Consult title it includes convenient online access to the complete contents of the book-fully searchable-along with video clips of thoracic procedures, patient information sheets, all of the images downloadable for your personal use, and references linked to Medline at www.expertconsult.com.

Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery 1st edition

Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery 1st edition

By Kenneth L., M.D. Franco, Joe B., Jr., M.D. Putnam,

• Publisher: B.C. Decker
• Number Of Pages: 500
• Publication Date: 1998-07
• Sales Rank: 2973796
• ISBN / ASIN: 1550090445
• EAN: 9781550090444
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: B.C. Decker
• Studio: B.C. Decker
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Air Leak after Pulmonary Resection

Air Leak after Pulmonary Resection (Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, Vol 20, Issue 3 Aug10)

by: Alessandro Brunelli MD

Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 7th Edition

Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 7th Edition

Hardbound, 2448 Pages
Published: MAR-2010
ISBN 10: 1-4160-5223-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-4160-5223-4
Imprint: SAUNDERS

By Jack Cronenwett, MD, Professor of Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School, Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Wayne Johnston, Professor and R. Fraser Elliot Chair in Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Vascular Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Description
The seventh edition of Rutherford?s Vascular Surgery?the most acclaimed comprehensive reference in vascular surgery?presents state-of-the-art updates on every aspect of vascular health care.This revision incorporates endovascular and nonoperative treatment throughout the book. It has been extensively revised by many new, international authors?led by Drs. Jack Cronenwett and K. Wayne Johnston?to meet the needs of surgeons, interventionalists, and vascular medicine specialists. Published in association with the Society for Vascular Surgery, it includes searchable online access to the full text, images, and videos through Expert Consult. Regular updates will be made to the online version based on key publications.

Cardiac surgery in the adult

Cardiac surgery in the adult

Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology

Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology

Publisher: Saunders
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2006-12-07
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1416029230
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781416029236
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This classic text is the must-have primer of chest radiology. The Third Edition reflects the latest imaging approaches and terminology while retaining the easy-to-use format that has always made this book so popular. Images and diagrams appear on the left-hand pages while text and multiple-choice review questions appear on the corresponding right-hand pages. An accompanying CD-ROM includes additional images plus self-assessment tests representing three different levels of difficulty - to help you build your diagnostic skills regardless of your current degree of expertise.