Surgery of the Chest

Pre-operative assessment of pulmonary function peri-operative pulmonary physiology endoscopy - bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy use of antibiotics in cardiac and thoracic surgery anaesthesia and supportive care for cardiothoracic surgery shock and ciculatory collapse thoracic incisions post-operative care tracheal intubation and assisted ventilation cardiopulmonary resuscitation computer applications in cardiothoracic surgery the trachea - congenital lesions, neoplasms, and injuries management of infants and children undergoing thoracic surgery trauma to the chest disorders of the sternum and the thoracic wall the pleura the mediastinum thoracic outlet syndrome neoplasms of the lung lung infections and diffuse interstitial disease of the lungs immunodeficiency states, AIDS, and associated pulmonary infections the surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis pulmonary embolism congenital lesions of the lung and emphysema surgical problems of the esophagus in infants and children arteriovenous fistulas of the lung and chest wall disorders of the esophagus in the adult esophageal hiatal hernia the diaphragm and diaphragmatic pacing the surgical management of myasthenia gravis special diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in cardiac surgery cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery the aorta the pericardium atrial septal defect, anomalous pulmonary veins, and atrioventricular canal major anomalies of pulmonary and thoracic systemic veins atrioventricular canal surgical treatment of ventricular septal defect tetralogy of fallot truncus arteriosus congenital aortic stenosis congenital mitral stenosis transposition of the great arteries pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum univentricular heart tricuspid atresia Ebstein's anomaly hypoplastic left ventricle acquired disease of the tricuspid valve acquired disease of the mitral valve complications from cardiac prostheses acquired aortic valve disease cardiac pacemakers and cardiac conduction system abnormalities the coronary arrhythmias tumours of the heart transplantation the total artificial heart.