Figure 26.1 Severe blunt chest trauma with mediastinal shift to the right (arrows) due to left tension hemopneumothorax. Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) is another important adjunct to…

Figure 15.1 Anatomy of the superior vena cava and brachiocephalic veins. The junction between the SVC and the right atrium lies within the pericardium that surrounds the anterolateral surface of…

Figure 18.1 Average intrapleural pressure measured in patients submitted to pulmonary lobectomy and managed with a traditional device and with a regulated-pressure device (Thopaz). In these cases, the traditional system…

Figure 8.1 Lung volumes measured during exercise demonstrating development of dynamic hyperinflation. The EELV rises throughout exercise until a critical point is reached and tidal volume can no longer be…

Figure 6.1 Post-intubation tracheal stenosis may occur at various points in the airway, from the point where an orotracheal tube passes through the vocal cords to the contact point between…

Figure 20.1A CXR of a patient 2 weeks after pneumonectomy ventilated via a tracheostomy. Figure 20.1B The same patient 12 hours later after developing a BPF; the fluid level in…

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Figure 24.1 Risk-adjusted survival for adenocarcinoma according to the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/UICC staging system. Figure 24.2 Risk-adjusted survival for squamous cell carcinoma according…

Figure 16.1 The da Vinci Surgical System set-up. The instruments are cable driven with 7 degrees of freedom and 360 degrees of rotation of the tip of the instruments (Figure…