Complications in cardiothoracic surgery [[electronic resource] ] : avoidance and treatment / / editor, Alex G. Little

• Record Nr.: UNISA996211188403316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Elmsford, N.Y., : Blackwell Futura, c2004
• ISBN: 0-470-99406-1; 1-280-19733-1; 9786610197330; 0-470-98836-3; 1-4051-2852-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (466 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LittleAlex G
• Disciplina: 617.41; 617.4101
• Soggetti: Heart - Surgery - Complications; Chest - Surgery - Complications
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Complications of thoracic incisions / Norman J. Snow, Malek G. Massad, and Alexander S. Geha -- Respiratory complications of cardiothoracic operations / Hani Shennib -- Arrhythmias following cardiothoracic operations / Adam E. Saltman and Joseph LoCicero III -- Complications of pulmonary resection / Stephen J. Burke and L. Penfield Faber -- Complications of tracheobronchial resection / Douglas J. Mathisen -- Complications of lung volume reduction procedures / Robert J. Burnett and Douglas E. Wood -- Complications of lung transplantation / Paul F. Waters -- Pleural space problems / Sudish Murthy and Thomas W. Rice -- Complications of chest wall reconstruction / M. Bulent Tirnaksiz and Claude Deschamps -- Complications of esophageal resection / Richard J. Battafarano and Nasser K. Altorki -- Complications of esophageal reconstruction / Alex G. Little -- Complications of antireflux surgery / Riivo Ilves and Mark R. Dylewski -- Complications of esophageal instrumentation / Donald E. Low -- Complications of mediastinal surgery / Thomas A. D'Amico -- Complications of coronary artery bypass surgery / Nader Moazami and Hendrick Barner -- Complications ; of cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia / Lawrence L. Creswell -- Complications of aortic surgery / Thoralf M. Sundt III and Whitney M. Burrows -- Complications of valvular surgery / Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, Anthony D. Bruno, and Karen A. Gersch -- Postpericardiotomy syndrome / William A. Gay, Jr. -- Pulmonary and pleural complications after cardiac surgery / Jeffrey E. Everett -- Neurological complications in cardiac surgery / George J. Koullias and John A. Elefteriades.
• Sommario/riassunto: It is the practical experience gained in the operating room and on the wards dealing with complications and deviations from the typical or average scenario that matures and fully develops a surgeon. The typical textbook demonstrates the "right" or standard way to do things and the implicit assumption is that if these guidelines are followed then the patient and the surgeon's life will be complication free. Good results come from experience and experience is gained by making mistakes. The goal of this book is to minimize the frequency of surgical complications and maximize the outcome when they