Thoracic Key

Fig. 9.1. Natural history of Barrett’s oesophagus. Risk factors: Chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD; worse with nocturnal symptoms), risk factors for GERD (age, male, obesity, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and spicy,…

Lung cancer TNM staging Primary tumour (T) T1 Tumour ≤3 cm diameter, surrounded by lung or visceral pleura, without invasion more proximal than lobar bronchus T1a Tumour ≤2 cm in…

  Traditional care Enhanced-recovery pathway Patient education Variable Standardized preoperative education protocol Drain (urine) Variable POD #1: removal Drain (chest tube) Variable weaning protocol POD #0: −20 cm suction   POD…

Spontaneous Primary Secondary –  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease –  Bronchiolitis –  Pneumocystis infection –  Cystic fibrosis –  Asthma –  Necrotizing pneumonia –  Tuberculosis infection –  Congenital cysts –  Pulmonary fibrosis Catamenial Traumatic Blunt injury Penetrating injury Iatrogenic Barotrauma—mechanical ventilation…

Fig. 5.1. Medial view of the left hemithorax. Used with permission from the McGill University Health Centre Patient Education Office. Fig. 5.2. Medial view of the right hemithorax. Used with…

Fig. 6.1. The Haller index is the transverse chest diameter divided by the anterior–posterior diameter on CT. This patient had a Haller index of 12 before undergoing surgery. Management: surgery…

Fig. 1.1. Algorithm for preoperative assessment of patients undergoing lung resection [2]. One of the principal goals of preoperative evaluation is to balance the benefit of a curative-intent surgical resection…