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Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery

An Evidence-Based Approach

Editors:

  1. Mark K. Ferguson

    1. Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  • The use of standard format for posing questions in each chapter permits the reader to rapidly identify the issue at hand
  • A PICO formatting was used, to help the reader to easily identify useful clinical guidelines

Part of the book series: Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach (DDSURGERY, volume 1)

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Table of contents (60 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • Mark K. Ferguson
    Pages 1-13

  3. Evaluations and Decisions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Evidence Based Medicine: Quality of Evidence and Evaluation Systems

      • Apoorva Krishna Chandar, Yngve Falck-ytter
      Pages 17-33

    3. Decision Analytic Techniques and Other Decision Processes

      • Varun Puri, Bryan F. Meyers
      Pages 35-45

    4. Decision Making: The Surgeon’s Perspective

      • Thomas K. Varghese Jr.
      Pages 47-57

    5. Decision Making: The Patient’s Perspective

      • Joshua A. Hemmerich, Kellie Van Voorhis
      Pages 59-71

  4. Lung

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    3. Preoperative Smoking Cessation for Lung Resection Patients

      • Alberto de Hoyos, Malcolm DeCamp
      Pages 85-98

    4. High Tech Exercise Testing in Assessing Candidates for Lung Resection

      • Alessandro Brunelli, Michele Salati
      Pages 99-107

    5. Management of Perioperative Anticoagulation in Lung Resection

      • Jacob R. Moremen, DuyKhanh P. Mimi Ceppa
      Pages 109-124

    6. Perioperative Arrhythmia Prophylaxis for Major Lung Resection

      • Arielle Hodari, Zane Hammoud
      Pages 125-135

    7. VATS Versus Open Lobectomy for Stage I or II NSCLC

      • Kezhong Chen, Yun Li, Jun Wang
      Pages 137-152

    10. Pneumonectomy After Induction Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

      • Benjamin E. Haithcock, Richard H. Feins
      Pages 177-185

    13. Management of Persistent Post-operative Alveolar Air Leak

      • Anna L. McGuire, R. Sudhir Sundaresan
      Pages 207-228
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About this book

The complexity of decision making in thoracic surgery is growing exponentially. As new technology is introduced, physicians from nonsurgical specialties offer alternative and competing therapies for what was once the exclusive province of the thoracic surgeon. In addition, there is increasing knowledge regarding the efficacy of traditional thoracic surgical therapies. How to select among these varied and complex approaches is becoming increasingly difficult. The first two editions of this book have found wide acceptance among practicing surgeons, trainees, and educators. Chapters from them are regularly cited by the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association as valuable resources for their weekly curriculum exercises. As in the first two editions, chapters adhere to a specific format (updated for the third edition).  This approach provides uniformity to the presentations, making it possible to identify useful material at a glance.
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Reviews

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“This is the third edition of a book on difficult and controversial topics in general thoracic surgery that presents practical and evidence-based advice. … It is written for practitioners and trainees in the area of general thoracic surgery. The editor is a recognized authority and has assembled an impressive list of authors to contribute on a comprehensive list of topics.” (Michael Bates, Doody’s Book Reviews, October, 2014)

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Mark K. Ferguson

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About the editor

Mark K. Ferguson, MD is Professor of Surgery at University of Chicago Medical Center. He specializes in the surgical management of diseases of the lungs and esophagus. He is experienced in all techniques of lung and esophageal resection and is skilled in surgical methods to relieve airway obstruction and malignant pleural effusions. He has served on the boards and committees of numerous national societies and institutions including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Ferguson is the author of more than 75 chapters in medical textbooks. He has edited or written books on esophageal reconstructive surgery, failed anti-reflux therapy, and decision-making in thoracic surgery. He recently authored an atlas of general thoracic surgery. Dr. Ferguson has also written more than 175 papers in medical journals, and serves as an editor or associate editor for three cardiothoracic surgery journals. His research interests include risk analysis and long-term outcomes after lung resection and esophageal resection.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: An Evidence-Based Approach

  • Editors: Mark K. Ferguson

  • Series Title: Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6404-3

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7124-9Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-6404-3Published: 16 June 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2198-7750

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-7769

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 787

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Surgery

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