This book is therefore designed less to address indications for operations than how to carry them out and provide postoperative care without complications. While the authors of the various chapters address the correct or right way to perform operations and care for patients after surgery, they have also been tasked to address and emphasize specific dos and don ’ts for both intraoperative techniques and postoperative care that will reduce the incidence of complications. As some complications, alas, are inevitable, also addressed are the issues of timely recognition and appropriate treatment of complications when they do occur despite best efforts.
1. Complications Of Thoracic Incisions.
Norman J. Snow, MD, Malek G. Massad, MD, and Alexander S. Geha, MD, MS.
2. Respiratory Complications of Cardiothoracic Operations.
Hani Shennib, MD.
3. Arrhythmias Following Cardiothoracic Operations.
Adam E Saltman, MD, PhD and Joseph LoCicero III, MD.
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Part II: Complications of General Thoracic Surgery.
4. Complications of Pulmonary Resection.
Stephen J. Burke, MD and L. Penfield Faber, MD.
5. Complications Of Tracheobronchial Resection.
Douglas J. Mathisen, MD.
6. Complications of Lung Volume Reduction Procedures.
Robert J. Burnett, MD and Douglas E. Wood, MD 7. Complications of Lung Transplantation Paul F. Waters, MD, FRCS(C), FACS.
8. Pleural Space Problems.
Sudish Murthy, MD, PhD and Thomas W. Rice, MD.
9. Complications of Chest Wall Reconstruction.
M. Bulent Tirnaksiz, MD and Claude Deschamps, MD.
10. Complications of Esophageal Resection.
Richard J. Battafarano, MD, PhD and Nasser K. Altorki, MD.
11. Complications of Esophageal Reconstruction.
Alex G. Little, MD.
12. Complications Of Anti-Reflux Surgery.
Riivo Ilves, MD, FRCS(C), FACS and Mark R. Dylewski, MD.
13. Complications of Esophageal Instrumentation.
Donald E. Low, MD.
14. Complications of Mediastinal Surgery.
Thomas A. D ’Amico, MD .
Part III: Cardiac Surgery .
15. Complications of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
Nader Moazami, MD and Hendrick Barner, MD .
16. Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia.
Lawrence L. Creswell, MD.
17. Complications of Aortic Surgery.
Thoralf M. Sundt, MD and Whitney M. Burrows, MD .
18. Complications of Valvular Surgery.
Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, MD, Anthony D. Bruno, MD, and Karen A. Gersch, MD.
19. Postpericardiotomy Syndrome.
William A. Gay, Jr., MD.
20. Pulmonary and Pleural Complications After Cardiac Surgery.
Jeffrey E. Everett, MD .
21. Neurological Complications in Cardiac Surgery.
George J. Koullias, MD, PhD and John A. Elefteriades, MD