Transesophageal Echocardiography in Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery

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55 Transesophageal Echocardiography in Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery Breandan Sullivan, Eric Leiendecker Abstract Patients undergoing noncardiac thoracic surgery have become increasingly complex over time. Managing the hemodynamics of these patients is…

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Radiology of the Thorax

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3 Radiology of the Thorax Javier H. Campos, Archit Sharma Abstract Radiologic images play an important role during evaluation of patients undergoing thoracic surgery. Radiologic studies must be reviewed, including…

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Ultrasound of the Lung: Clinical Applications

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54 Ultrasound of the Lung: Clinical Applications Massimiliano Meineri Abstract Lung ultrasound can be used like X-ray in the detection of life-threatening conditions, such as pneumothorax. It can be performed…

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Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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32 Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Timothy J. Harkin, John Pawlowski Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurs frequently as a comorbidity in patients undergoing surgery and interventional…

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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy: Multiportal Uniportal

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31 Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy: Multiportal Uniportal Zerrin Sungur, Mert Şentürk Abstract Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is beneficial for patients; but for the anesthetist, it can be even more difficult than an…

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Tracheal Stents

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51 Tracheal Stents Karen McRae Abstract A large variety of tracheal stents are currently available; each has advantages and drawbacks. Team planning is essential before these challenging procedures and should…

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Anatomic Correlates of Physiologic Function

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2 Anatomic Correlates of Physiologic Function Theodore C. Smith, Edmond Cohen Abstract The respiratory and circulatory systems play a major role in the transportation of oxygen from the atmosphere to…

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