Conduct of Anesthesia
Conduct of Anesthesia Brian P. Barrick Robert W. Kyle Thoracic surgical patients often present with significant comorbidities in addition to compromised pulmonary function. The anesthesiologist, aside from being able to…
Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation of the Thoracic Surgical Patient Jason C. Robins Dan J. Fintel It is neither possible nor appropriate to “clear” a patient for surgery during a preoperative evaluation….
Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Operative Risk
Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Operative Risk Mark K. Ferguson Complications occur frequently after major thoracic surgery. Their development is related to a variety of factors, including the type of operation…
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery as a Diagnostic Tool
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery as a Diagnostic Tool Anthony P. C. Yim Alan D. L. Sihoe F. Pons Many advances have been made in the field of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)…
Invasive Diagnostic Procedures
Invasive Diagnostic Procedures Umraan S. Ahmad Matthew G. Blum Invasive procedures are often indicated for the diagnosis and staging of chest diseases. Bronchoscopy, video-assisted thoracic surgery, pericardiocentesis, pericardial biopsy, transthoracic…
Bronchoscopic Evaluation of the Lungs and Tracheobronchial Tree
Bronchoscopic Evaluation of the Lungs and Tracheobronchial Tree William H. Warren L. Penfield Faber Visual inspection of the airways was once an art performed by a handful of highly skilled…
Diagnostic Studies in Lung Cancer
Diagnostic Studies in Lung Cancer Lucian R. Chirieac Massimo Loda Introduction Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States in both sexes, with an estimated…
Laboratory Investigations in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases
Laboratory Investigations in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases Philip G. Robinson This chapter introduces the diagnostic techniques available from the pathology laboratory for the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases. It is…
Ultrasound Techniques in Mediastinal, Lung, and Esophageal Disease
Ultrasound Techniques in Mediastinal, Lung, and Esophageal Disease Carolyn E. Reed The coupling of ultrasonography with the flexible esophagoscope and more recently the flexible bronchoscope has increased the ability to…
Radionuclide Studies of the Lung
Radionuclide Studies of the Lung Vicente J. Caride Ventilation and Perfusion Studies of the Lungs Lung perfusion scintigraphy for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) was first reported in 1964….
