List of Contributors, vii Acknowledgements, x Preface, xi 1 Preventing Complications: New Frontiers of Safety Science in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1 Paul N Uhlig, William R Berry, Ellen W Raboin, Jeffrey Brown, Joel T Erskin, Ann Hendrich and Daniel B Raemer 2 Thoracic Incisions, 22 Michael F Reed 3 Arrhythmias following Cardiac and Thoracic Operations, 54 Joseph LoCicero, III 4 Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia, 74 Lawrence L Creswell and Nicholas J Karis 5 Myocardial Protection: Why and How, 143 Constantine L Athanasuleas and Gerald D Buckberg 6 Complications after Pulmonary Resection: Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy, 158 Mark F Berry and Thomas A D'Amico 7 Complications of Tracheobronchial Resection, 182 Michael C Coello and Douglas J Mathisen 8 Complications of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery, 202 Nirmal K Veeramachaneni and Bryan Meyers 9 Complications of Lung Transplantation, 219 Paul F Waters 10 Complications of Esophageal Resection, 228 Subroto Paul and Nasser K Altorki 11 Complications of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy, 247 Arjun Pennathur and James D Luketich 12 Operations for Benign Esophageal Disorders, 266 Keith S Naunheim 13 Complications of Mediastinal Procedures, 286 Cameron D Wright 14 Complications of Pleural Operations and Procedures, 295 Alberto de Hoyos 15 Complications from ChestWall Procedures, 325 Mark S Allen 16 On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 333 Jennifer S Lawton and William A Gay, Jr 17 Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery: A Safe Approach, 351 Jain Bhaskara Pillai and John D Puskas 18 Valvular Operations, 375 Frederick Y Chen, Lawrence S Lee and Lawrence H Cohn 19 Complications of Myocardial Reconstruction, 392 Gorav Ailawadi and Irving L Kron 20 Complications after Atrial Fibrillation Surgery, 404 Anson M Lee and Ralph J Damiano Jr 21 Heart Transplantation, 419 William Stein, IV, Jeffrey B Velotta, Hari R Mallidi, Michael P Fischbein and Robert C Robbins 22 Assist Devices, 436 Sanjeev Aggarwal and Francis D Pagani 23 Aortic and Great Vessel Operations, 456 William M Boedefeld and John A Kern Index, 473
