Complications in Cardiothoracic Surgery – Avoidance and Treatment

Alex Little: Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV Kevin Murray: Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV

List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. 1 Preventing Complications: New Frontiers of Safety Science in Cardiothoracic Surgery (Paul N Uhlig, William R Berry, Ellen W Raboin, Jeffrey Brown, Joel T Erskin, Ann Hendrich and Daniel B Raemer). 2 Thoracic Incisions (Michael F Reed). 3 Arrhythmias following Cardiac and Thoracic Operations (Joseph LoCicero, III). 4 Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia (Lawrence L Creswell and Nicholas J Karis). 5 Myocardial Protection: Why and How (Constantine L Athanasuleas and Gerald D Buckberg). 6 Complications after Pulmonary Resection: Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy (Mark F Berry and Thomas A D'Amico). 7 Complications of Tracheobronchial Resection (Michael C Coello and Douglas J Mathisen). 8 Complications of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (Nirmal K Veeramachaneni and Bryan Meyers). 9 Complications of Lung Transplantation (Paul F Waters). 10 Complications of Esophageal Resection (Subroto Paul and Nasser K Altorki). 11 Complications of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (Arjun Pennathur and James D Luketich). 12 Operations for Benign Esophageal Disorders (Keith S Naunheim). 13 Complications of Mediastinal Procedures (Cameron D Wright). 14 Complications of Pleural Operations and Procedures (Alberto de Hoyos). 15 Complications from Chest Wall Procedures (Mark S Allen). 16 On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Jennifer S Lawton and William A Gay, Jr). 17 Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery: A Safe Approach (Jain Bhaskara Pillai and John D Puskas). 18 Valvular Operations (Frederick Y Chen, Lawrence S Lee and Lawrence H Cohn). 19 Complications of Myocardial Reconstruction (Gorav Ailawadi and Irving L Kron). 20 Complications after Atrial Fibrillation Surgery (Anson M Lee and Ralph J Damiano Jr). 21 Heart Transplantation (William Stein IV, Jeffrey B Velotta, Hari R Mallidi, Michael P Fischbein and Robert C Robbins). 22 Assist Devices (Sanjeev Aggarwal and Francis D Pagani). 23 Aortic and Great Vessel Operations (William M Boedefeld and John A Kern). Index.