Key Questions in Thoracic Surgery

Narain Moorjani · Nicola Viola · William S. Walker

Jan 2016 · tfm Publishing Limited

About this ebook

Following on from the success of the international bestseller Key Questions in Cardiac Surgery, the long awaited Key Questions in Thoracic Surgery will be the next book in the Key Questions series to be released. Key Questions in Thoracic Surgery will systematically cover all the main topics involved in the current practice of a thoracic surgeon. It will incorporate current guidelines for practice (such as from the American College of Chest Physicians, British Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society) and up-to-date information based on current literature. Each chapter will be structured to include etiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, indications for surgery, peri-operative management, surgical options and postoperative care. Possible complications will be discussed and the results of current practice presented. Importantly, there will be a section on basic sciences related to the practising thoracic surgeon and a further section on thoracic investigations with many images illustrating the variety of pathologies. Each chapter will also contain important references for further reading and greater depth of knowledge. The data and body of knowledge presented in this book is strictly evidence-based and is relevant to all thoracic surgical trainees, at any stage of their training programme. It will provide residents, fellows and specialist registrars the necessary information to carry out their daily duties. Respiratory physicians and thoracic intensive care unit specialists will also find the book useful in terms of the indications and surgical management of these patients, as they are integral to the thoracic surgical process. Another important group is the nursing staff, physiotherapists and other professions allied to medicine working with patients with adult thoracic disease either pre-operatively or postoperatively, as it will help to give a detailed understanding of the principles surrounding thoracic surgical disease. Most importantly, the book is ideal as a revision aid for residents/registrars undertaking their Cardiothoracic Surgery Board examinations around the world. Although these examinations vary in format in different countries, this book is applicable to all cardiothoracic surgical trainees. Its concise, yet complete coverage of the important topics, make it the ideal guide to answer the key questions in thoracic surgery that are asked within the confines of an examination.

Ratings and reviews

Wrong book. Please change it

This is not the Thorasic Surgery Book but a General Surgery Book having a cover of Thorasic Surgery. Don't purchase it.

About the author

Moshe Schein MD FACS General Surgeon, Marshfield Clinic, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA. Paul N. Rogers MBChB MBA MD FRCS is Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. Ari Leppäniemi MD PhD DMCC is Chief of the Division of Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. Danny Rosin MD is Attending General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon, Sheba Medical Center, University of Tel Aviv, Israel. Jonathan E. Efron MD is Associate Professor, Chief of Ravitch Division, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.