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Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery will serve as an updated comprehensive review covering not only the recent advances, but also topics that haven't been covered in previously published texts: extracorporeal ventilatory support, new advances in chest imaging modalities, lung isolation with a difficult airway, pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy, and chronic post-thoracotomy pain. Additionally, the book features clinical case discussions at the end of each clinical chapter as well as tables comprising detailed anesthetic management.

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From the reviews: This comprehensive book on all aspects of anesthesia related to noncardiac thoracic surgery covers anatomy and physiology, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, patient considerations and, of course, anesthetic implications of each. ... This book's worthy objectives are met -- fully. ... It is also a wonderful reference for seasoned anesthesiologists. ... Every single chapter has a clinical case that is interesting and serves as a good review. ... this book is excellent. ... it represents the field in an outstanding fashion. (Martin Dauber, Doody's Review Service, October, 2011) Peter Slinger, a renowned expert in thoracic anesthesiology, has brought together more than 60 contributors ... to produce this comprehensive text addressing the global practice of anesthesia for thoracic surgery. ... Slinger and colleagues have added significant value ... by including explanantions of surgical technique in common, uncommon, and complex pulmonary procedures. ... Chapters on anesthesia for pediatric thoracic surgery, anesthetic management of thoracic trauma, transesophageal echocardiography applications during thoracic surgery ... establish this text as the most current and comprehensive work available. ... The book is therefore an invaluable resource for any member of the anesthesia team caring for patients undergoing thoracic surgery. (Joseph P. Mathew, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 307 (4), January, 2012)

From the reviews: This comprehensive book on all aspects of anesthesia related to noncardiac thoracic surgery covers anatomy and physiology, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, patient considerations and, of course, anesthetic implications of each. This book 's worthy objectives are met -- fully. It is also a wonderful reference for seasoned anesthesiologists. Every single chapter has a clinical case that is interesting and serves as a good review. this book is excellent. it represents the field in an outstanding fashion. (Martin Dauber, Doody 's Review Service, October, 2011)

From the reviews: This comprehensive book on all aspects of anesthesia related to noncardiac thoracic surgery covers anatomy and physiology, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, patient considerations and, of course, anesthetic implications of each. ! This book's worthy objectives are met -- fully. ! It is also a wonderful reference for seasoned anesthesiologists. ! Every single chapter has a clinical case that is interesting and serves as a good review. ! this book is excellent. ! it represents the field in an outstanding fashion. (Martin Dauber, Doody's Review Service, October, 2011)

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Peter D. Slinger, MD, FRCPC, is Professor of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and Staff Anesthesiologist, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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