The reception of the first edition of this book has encouraged to proceed with the development of this second edition. As before, this book is a complement to the standard cardiothoracic surgery textbooks that address operative techniques and postoperative care. Acquisition of the information gained from the careful study of these books helps to establish the basic fund of knowledge that the thoracic surgery trainee and practitioner builds upon to establish final surgical competence. This knowledge foundation is supplemented by the real world experience with patients in the operating room, hospital, and clinic. It is this combination of knowledge and experience that leads to the development of the fully mature and capable thoracic surgeon.
This real world learning process involves the recognition of complications and the ability to learn from them. This is expressed in the common observation that good results come from experience and experience is acquired by making mistakes and learning from them. As before, the goal of our book is to minimize the frequency of surgical complications and maximize the patients’ outcome when they do occur by allowing the reader to learn from the operative and clinical experience of those who have gone before. This means that each generation can learn and benefit from the experience already gained by others. There is no need for each of us to make our own mistakes or have our own complications if we can benefit from the experience and accumulated wisdom of others.
Therefore, this book and its chapters are focused on the issue of complication prevention and/or recognition and treatment. While the chapter authors have been asked to address the correct or standard way to perform operations and care for patients afterward, they have also been challenged to address and emphasize specific issues related to both intraoperative techniques and postoperative care that will reduce the incidence of complications. This is a slightly but importantly different focus from standard textbooks. As some complications are essentially inevitable, also addressed by the authors are the issues of timely recognition and appropriate treatment of complications when they do occur, despite best efforts to prevent them.
In summary, his book will serve as a useful supplement to, and not a replacement for, standard textbooks and operative atlases.
Contents
- 1 Preventing Complications: New Frontiers of Safety Science in Cardiothoracic Surgery
- 2 Thoracic Incisions
- 3 Arrhythmias following Cardiac and Thoracic Operations
- 4 Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia
- 5 Myocardial Protection: Why and How
- 6 Complications after Pulmonary Resection: Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy
- 7 Complications of Tracheobronchial Resection,
- 8 Complications of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- 9 Complications of Lung Transplantation
- 10 Complications of Esophageal Resection
- 11 Complications of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
- 12 Operations for Benign Esophageal Disorders
- 13 Complications of Mediastinal Procedures
- 14 Complications of Pleural Operations and Procedures
- 15 Complications from ChestWall Procedures
- 16 On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- 17 Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery: A Safe Approach
- 18 Valvular Operations
- 19 Complications of Myocardial Reconstruction
- 20 Complications after Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- 21 Heart Transplantation
- 22 Assist Devices
- 23 Aortic and Great Vessel Operations
- Index
Book Details
- Hardcover: 496 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (November 17, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405181036
- ISBN-13: 978-1405181037
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
List Price: $157.95