PART 1 The Principles of Thoracic Anesthesia
Chapter 1 History and Scope of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
Chapter 3 Physiology of One-Lung Ventilation
Chapter 4 Perioperative Management of the Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension
Chapter 5 Lung Separation Techniques
Chapter 6 Mechanisms of Pain in Thoracic Surgery
Chapter 7 The Biology of Lung and Esophageal Cancer
Chapter 8 Anatomy, Imaging and Practical Management of Selected Thoracic Surgical Procedures
PART 2 Thoracic Anesthesia Practice
Chapter 9 Preoperative Risk Stratification of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Chapter 10 Bronchoscopy, Mediastinoscopy, and Chamberlain Procedure
Chapter 11 Therapeutic Bronchoscopy, Airway Stents, and Other Closed Thorax Procedures
Chapter 12 Mediastinal Masses: Implications for Anesthesiologists
Chapter 13 Lung Resections for Cancer and Benign Chest Tumors
Chapter 14 Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
Chapter 15 Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Chapter 16 Pericardial Window Procedures
Chapter 17 Esophageal Cancer Operations
Chapter 18 Bronchopleural Fistula: Anesthetic Management
Chapter 19 Anesthesia for Lung Transplantation
Chapter 20 Thoracic Trauma Management
Chapter 21 Anesthesia for Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
PART 3 Postoperative Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients
Chapter 22 Routine Postoperative Care of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Chapter 23 Respiratory, Renal, and Cardiovascular Postoperative Complications
Chapter 24 Acute and Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain