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Table of Contents:

1 Preoperative Assessment and Management 1
2 Radiology of the Chest 24
3 Pulmonary Anatomy, Physiology, and the Pulmonary Circulation 57
4 Physiology of the Lateral Decumitus Position, the Open Chest, and One-Lung Ventilation 71
5 Metabolic and Hormonal Functions of the Lung 95
6 Respiratory Pharmacology 121
7 Intraoperative Management for Thoracotomy 132
8 Tracheostomy and Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction 159
9 Anesthesia for Thoracic Diagnostic Procedures 174
10 Tracheostomy and Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction 196
11 Pulmonary Resection 213
12 Anesthesia for Specific Thoracic Procedures 243
13 Anesthesia for Esophageal and Mediastinal Surgery 269
14 Pulmonary Transplantation 295
15 Thoracic Trauma 315
16 Pediatric Thoracic Surgery 327
17 Postthoracotomy Complications 383
18 Postoperative Respiratory Failure and Treatment 397
19 Post-Thoracotomy Cardiovascular Adaptations and Complications 423
20 Pain Management 436
Index 463