Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery

Serves as an updated, comprehensive review covering not only the recent
advances, but also topics that haven't been covered in previously published
texts
New chapters to this edition include Fluid Management in Thoracic Surgery,
Anesthesia for Awake Intra-thoracic Surgery, Trouble-Shooting One-Lung
Ventilation, Intraoperative ECMO for Lung and Airway Surgery, Lung
Ultrasound, Ultrasound for Vascular Access, and Pulmonary Resection in the
Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension
Written for anesthesiologists and thoracic surgeons
Features clinical case discussions at the end of each clinical chapter, as well
as tables comprising detailed anesthetic management
Updated and expanded, this comprehensive new edition captures the considerable evolution in
the anesthetic management of patients requiring anesthesia for non-cardiac intrathoracic
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Major advances addressed include the expanded role of
ultrasound beyond trans-esophageal echocardiography, the role of extra-corporeal membrane
oxygenation in thoracic anesthesia, and postoperative pain management for thoracic surgery.
Chapters are authored by prominent anesthesiologists and feature cases commonly
encountered in clinical practice. Authoritative and the leading text in the field, this book will
serve as an indispensible guide to practitioners of thoracic anesthesia at all levels.