Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery (Mobile Medicine)

Here's quick, portable guidance on the most common perioperative problems encountered in thoracic surgery. Succinct discussions explore preoperative assessment, intraoperative care, post-operative care, complications, management of surgical challenges, and more. An outline format, with abundant tables and original illustra-tions, makes essential clinical knowledge easy to find and apply.

• Examines all major topics in pulmonary and esophageal surgery, including trauma, oncology, and management of benign conditions.
• Addresses specific challenges in thoracic surgery such as the management of intercostal neuralgia, esophageal rupture, superior vena cava obstruction, and hemoptysis.
• Features organized reference lists to help readers find further information on clinical topics quickly.
• Comes in a pocket-sized format for convenient use anywhere, anytime.