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Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery

An Evidence-Based Approach

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Editors:
  1. Mark K. Ferguson

    1. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  • Features new chapters on challenges faced operating on the lung and esophagus
  • Contains a practical focus detailing information in an easy-to-digest format
  • Provides recommendations of best practice for a range of scenarios

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

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Table of contents (64 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Mark K. Ferguson
    Pages 1-13

  3. Evidence Based Medicine: Quality of Evidence and Evaluation Systems

    • Apoorva Krishna Chandar, Yngve Falck-Ytter
    Pages 15-27

  4. Decision Analytic Techniques and Other Decision Processes

    • Varun Puri, Bryan F. Meyers
    Pages 29-39

  5. Decision Making: The Surgeon’s Perspective

    • Thomas K. Varghese Jr
    Pages 41-51

  6. Involving Patients in Difficult Decisions About Having Surgery

    • Joshua A. Hemmerich, Kellie Van Voorhis, Mark K. Ferguson
    Pages 53-63

  7. Lung

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. EBUS vs. Mediastinoscopy for Initial Pathologic Mediastinal Staging in NSCLC

      • Abhinav Agrawal, Septimiu Murgu
      Pages 67-81

    3. Does Preoperative Smoking Cessation Reduce Surgical Morbidity After Lung Resection?

      • Michelle A. Wan, Lisa M. Brown
      Pages 83-94

    4. Is Low Tech as Good as High Tech Exercise Testing in Assessing Healthy Candidates for Lung Resection?

      • Michael Gooseman, Alessandro Brunelli
      Pages 95-101

    5. Does Assessment of Frailty and Sarcopenia in Lung Resection Candidates Affect Patient Selection?

      • Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, Michelle Martinchek
      Pages 103-125

    6. Can Frailty and Sarcopenia Be Mitigated in Lung Resection Candidates?

      • Mark K. Ferguson
      Pages 127-136

    7. Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary for Major Lung Resection?

      • Darren S. Bryan, Mark K. Ferguson
      Pages 137-144

    8. Uniportal Versus Multiportal VATS Lobectomy

      • Alan D. L. Sihoe
      Pages 145-155

    9. Robotic Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Major Lung Resection for Early Stage NSCLC

      • Brian E. Louie, Jordan Wilkerson
      Pages 157-165

    10. Does Blood Patch for Persistent Postoperative Air Leak Reduce Air Leak Duration

      • Adam Lam, Mark K. Ferguson
      Pages 167-176

    11. Is Resection of Persistent N2 Disease After Induction Therapy Effective?

      • Mark F. Berry
      Pages 177-191

    12. N2 Disease Discovered at the Time of Vats Lung Resection: Resect or Abort?

      • Marco Schiavon, Samuele Nicotra, Federico Rea
      Pages 193-203

    13. Does Induction Immunotherapy Confer Increased Operative Risk for Lung Resection?

      • James G. Connolly, Matthew J. Bott, David R. Jones
      Pages 205-214

    14. Does an Enhanced Recovery Program for Lobectomy Improve Surgical Outcomes?

      • Linda W. Martin, Reza J. Mehran
      Pages 215-224
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About this book

This updated volume provides a practical guide to decision making within thoracic surgery. Focussed chapters contain pithy analyses and recommendations that allow useful information to be identified at a glance. All new chapters bring insight into the challenges faced operating on the lung, esophagus, diaphragm, airway, pleaura, mediastinum, and chest wall.

Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery aims to help the reader navigate the complexities of thoracic surgery through clearly formatted and evidence-based chapters. The book is relevant to practicing and trainee surgeons, as well as medical professionals working within thoracic surgery.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Mark K. Ferguson

About the editor

Mark K. Ferguson, MD, is Professor of Surgery at University of Chicago Medical Center. He specializes in the surgical management of malignant and benign  thoracic diseases. 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 has edited or authored books on esophageal reconstructive surgery, failed anti-reflux therapy, and decision-making in thoracic surgery, and two atlases of general thoracic surgery. Dr. Ferguson serves as an editor or associate editor for a number of cardiothoracic surgery journals. His research interests include risk analysis, long-term outcomes after cancer surgery, bias in medical care, and surgical education.

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/10.1007/978-3-030-47404-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47403-4Published: 03 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47406-5Published: 03 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47404-1Published: 02 July 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2198-7750

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-7769

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: XV, 705

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery

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