Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preventing complications : new frontiers of safety science in cardiothoracic surgery / Paul Ulig ... [et al.] -- Thoracic incisions / Michael Reed -- Arrhythmias following cardiac and thoracic operations / Joseph LoCicero III -- Complications of cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia / Lawrence L. Creswell and Nicholas J. Karis -- Myocardial protection : why and how / Constantine Athanasuleas and Gerald Buckberg -- Complications after pulmonary resection : lobectomy and pneumonectomy / Mark Berry and Thomas D'Amico -- Complications of tracheobronchial resection : avoidance and management / Michael Coello and Douglas Mathisen -- Complications of lung volume reduction surgery : avoidance and management / Nirmal K. Veeramachaneni and Bryan Meyers -- Complications of lung transplantation / Paul Waters -- Complications of esophageal resection / Subroto Paul and Nasser Altorki -- Minimally invasive esophagectomy : avoidance and treatment of complications / Arjun Pennathur and James Luketich -- Complications of surgery : for benign esophageal disorders / Keith S. Naunheim -- Complications of mediastinal procedures : avoidance and treatment / Cameron Wright -- Complications of pleural operations and procedures : avoidance and treatment / Alberto De Hoyos --;Complications from chest wall procedures / Mark Allen -- On-pump coronary artery bypass grafting / William Gay Jr. and Jennifer Lawton -- Off-pump coronary artery surgery : a safe approach / Jain Bhaskara Pillai and John D. Puskas -- Valvular operations / Frederick Y. Chen, Lawrence S. Lee, and Lawrence Cohn -- Complications of myocardial reconstruction / Gorav Ailawadi and Irving Kron -- Complications after atrial fibrillation surgery / Anson M. Lee and Ralph Damiano -- Heart transplantation / William Stein IV ... [et al.] -- Assist devices / Sanjeev Aggarwal and Frank Pagani -- Aortic and great vessel operations / William M. Boedefeld and John A. Kern.