Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery [With CDROM]

Concise text packed with "high yield" information allows clinicians to review more in less time, making this the perfect choice for board preparation or as a "refresher" before procedures. Details the latest management techniques for over 200 clinical conditions encountered by cardiothoracic surgeons; Details the latest techniques, in the use of lasers, stents, photodynamic therapy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), the off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children and adults, the Maze procedure for arrhythmias, MIDCAB; Features valuable advice on assessment, imaging, incisions, anesthesia, and perioperative care issues, including cardiac pacing in adults and children and the cardiac surgery "fast track.".