Table of Contents

Part I: General Complications.1. Complications Of Thoracic Incisions.Norman J. Snow, MD, Malek G. Massad, MD, and Alexander S. Geha, MD, MS.2. Respiratory Complications of Cardiothoracic Operations.Hani Shennib, MD.3. Arrhythmias Following Cardiothoracic Operations.Adam E Saltman, MD, PhD and Joseph LoCicero III, MD..Part II: Complications of General Thoracic Surgery.4. Complications of Pulmonary Resection.Stephen J. Burke, MD and L. Penfield Faber, MD.5. Complications Of Tracheobronchial Resection.Douglas J. Mathisen, MD.6. Complications of Lung Volume Reduction Procedures.Robert J. Burnett, MD and Douglas E. Wood, MD 7. Complications of Lung Transplantation Paul F. Waters, MD, FRCS(C), FACS.8. Pleural Space Problems.Sudish Murthy, MD, PhD and Thomas W. Rice, MD.9. Complications of Chest Wall Reconstruction.M. Bulent Tirnaksiz, MD and Claude Deschamps, MD.10. Complications of Esophageal Resection.Richard J. Battafarano, MD, PhD and Nasser K. Altorki, MD.11. Complications of Esophageal Reconstruction.Alex G. Little, MD.12. Complications Of Anti-Reflux Surgery.Riivo Ilves, MD, FRCS(C), FACS and Mark R. Dylewski, MD.13. Complications of Esophageal Instrumentation.Donald E. Low, MD.14. Complications of Mediastinal Surgery.Thomas A. D'Amico, MD..Part III: Cardiac Surgery.15. Complications of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Nader Moazami, MD and Hendrick Barner, MD.16. Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia.Lawrence L. Creswell, MD.17. Complications of Aortic Surgery.Thoralf M. Sundt, MD and Whitney M. Burrows, MD.18. Complications of Valvular Surgery.Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, MD, Anthony D. Bruno, MD, and Karen A. Gersch, MD.19. Postpericardiotomy Syndrome.William A. Gay, Jr., MD.20. Pulmonary and Pleural Complications After Cardiac Surgery.Jeffrey E. Everett, MD.21. Neurological Complications in Cardiac Surgery.George J. Koullias, MD, PhD and John A. Elefteriades, MD

About the Author

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