Includes bibliographical references and index.

Complications of thoracic incisions / Norman J. Snow, Malek G. Massad, and Alexander S. Geha -- Respiratory complications of thoracic operations / Hani Shennib -- Arrhythmias following cardiothoracic operations / Adam E. Saltman and Joseph LoCicero III -- Complications of pulmonary resection / Stephen J. Burke and L. Penfield Faber -- Complications of tracheobronchial resection / Douglas J. Mathisen -- Complications of lung volume reduction procedures / Robert J. Burnett and Douglas E. Wood -- Complications of lung transplantation / Paul F. Waters -- Pleural space problems / Sudish Murthy and Thomas W. Rice -- Complications of chest wall reconstruction / M. Bulent Tirnaksiz and Claude Deschamps -- Complications of esophageal resection / Richard J. Battafarano and Nasser K. Altorki -- Complications of esophageal reconstruction / Alex G. Little -- Complications of antireflux surgery / Riivo Ilves and Mark R. Dylewski -- Complications of esophageal instrumentation / Donald E. Low -- Complications of mediastinal surgery / Thomas A. D'Amico -- Complications of coronary artery bypass surgery / Nader Moazami and Hendrick Barner -- Complications of cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia / Lawrence L. Creswell -- Complications of aortic surgery / Thoralf M. Sundt, III and Whitney M. Burrows -- Complications of valvular surgery / Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, Anthony D. Bruno, and Karen A. Gersch -- Postpericardiotomy syndrome / William A. Gay, Jr -- Pulmonary and pleural complications after cardiac surgery / Jeffrey E. Everett -- Neurological complications in cardiac surgery / George J. Koullias and John A. Elefteriades.