CHAPTER 80 Management of Native Valve Endocarditis Lawrence S. Lee, Frederick Y. Chen, Lawrence H. Cohn Pathology Microbiology Diagnosis Clinical Presentation Imaging Studies Duke Criteria Management Surgical Considerations Native Aortic…
CHAPTER 64 Deep Sternal Wound Infection Pierre Voisine, Richard Baillot, François Dagenais Definition Incidence and Etiology Risk Factors Diagnosis Prevention Surgical Management Primary Closure and Irrigation Soft Tissue Flaps Omental…
CHAPTER 45 The Use of Genetic Science in Thoracic Disease Jonathan D’Cunha, Michael A. Maddaus Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis and Metastasis Molecular Markers: Current Concepts Microarray Analysis of Primary Tumors Molecular…
CHAPTER 10 Benign Lesions of the Lung Doraid Jarrar, Ayesha S. Bryant, Robert J. Cerfolio Definition and Incidence Evaluation for an Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule Hamartoma Mucous Gland Adenoma Infectious Granulomatosis…
CHAPTER 3 Preoperative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery John J. Reilly, Jr. Physiologic Effects of Thoracic Surgery Patient Population Undergoing Thoracic Surgery Most Common Complications After Thoracic Surgery Goals…
CHAPTER 41 Anterior Mediastinal Masses Chuong D. Hoang, John C. Kucharczuk, Joseph B. Shrager Thymic Tumors Thymoma Pathology Classification Presentation Association with Myasthenia Gravis Association with Other Diseases The Anterior…
CHAPTER 51 Blood Coagulation, Transfusion, and Conservation Jerrold H. Levy, Marie Steiner, Kenichi A. Tanaka Normal Hemostatic Mechanisms Inhibiting Hemostasis: Anticoagulation Heparin Protamine Administration for Heparin Reversal Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Fondaparinux…
CHAPTER 111 Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Kirsten C. Odegard, Peter C. Laussen Pathophysiology Physiologic Approach to Congenital Heart Disease Mixing Simple Shunts Complex Shunts Outflow Obstruction Pulmonary Hypertension Preoperative…
CHAPTER 11 Interstitial Lung Diseases Subroto Paul, Yolonda L. Colson Granulomatous Patterns of Interstitial Lung Disease Foreign Bodies and Inorganic Dust Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Infections Sarcoidosis Granulomatous Vasculitides: Wegener’s Granulomatosis and…
CHAPTER 13 Surgery for Emphysema Bryan F. Meyers, John C. Kucharczuk, Joel D. Cooper Selection of Patients for Surgical Treatment of Emphysema Bullectomy Lung Transplantation Techniques Volume Reduction Techniques Combinations…
