This issue highlights management issues surrounding specific subjects within the clinical practice of thoracic surgery. The articles represent areas of thoracic surgery where there may be controversy, lack of consensus, or evolution. Each author summarizes the available literature with the addition of his or her own personal expertise.
1. Contributors - p. 2 2. Contents - p. 3 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 4. Current Management Guidelines in Thoracic Surgery - p. 5 5. Perioperative Smoking Cessation - p. 6 6. Prophylaxis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation After General Thoracic Surgery - p. 15 7. Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism: Prophylaxis, Diagnosis, and Management - p. 22 8. The Management of Anticoagulants Perioperatively - p. 25 9. Perioperative Antibiotics in Thoracic Surgery - p. 29 10. Physiologic Evaluation of Lung Resection Candidates - p. 37 11. Management of Early Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients - p. 45 12. Induction Therapy for Lung Cancer: Sailing Across the Pillars of Hercules - p. 51 13. Chest Wall Sarcomas and Induction Therapy - p. 58 14. Induction Therapy for Thymic Malignancies - p. 63 15. Pulmonary Metastasectomy - p. 66 16. Management of Barrett Esophagus with High-grade Dysplasia - p. 74 17. Evidence-Based Review of the Management of Cancers of the Gastroesophageal Junction - p. 80 18. Follow-up of Patients with Resected Thoracic Malignancies - p. 88 19. Index - p. 95
This issue highlights management issues surrounding specific subjects within the clinical practice of thoracic surgery. The articles represent areas of thoracic surgery where there may be controversy, lack of consensus, or evolution. Each author summarizes the available literature with the addition of his or her own personal expertise.
1. Contributors - p. 2 2. Contents - p. 3 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 4. Current Management Guidelines in Thoracic Surgery - p. 5 5. Perioperative Smoking Cessation - p. 6 6. Prophylaxis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation After General Thoracic Surgery - p. 15 7. Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism: Prophylaxis, Diagnosis, and Management - p. 22 8. The Management of Anticoagulants Perioperatively - p. 25 9. Perioperative Antibiotics in Thoracic Surgery - p. 29 10. Physiologic Evaluation of Lung Resection Candidates - p. 37 11. Management of Early Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients - p. 45 12. Induction Therapy for Lung Cancer: Sailing Across the Pillars of Hercules - p. 51 13. Chest Wall Sarcomas and Induction Therapy - p. 58 14. Induction Therapy for Thymic Malignancies - p. 63 15. Pulmonary Metastasectomy - p. 66 16. Management of Barrett Esophagus with High-grade Dysplasia - p. 74 17. Evidence-Based Review of the Management of Cancers of the Gastroesophageal Junction - p. 80 18. Follow-up of Patients with Resected Thoracic Malignancies - p. 88 19. Index - p. 95
