ROBERT KALIMI – författare

An ideal reference for oral board preparation, quick clinical reference, or self-assessment, Clinical Scenarios in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Second Edition, presents over 100 cases that take you step by step through the principles of safe surgical care. Edited by Drs. Robert Kalimi, Alan R. Hartman, and Elliot Wakeam, this indispensable study tool covers all areas of cardiac and general thoracic surgery, offering comprehensive coverage of topics encountered in fellowship that could appear in the oral exam. Using a concise, templated, highly readable format, this fully updated edition ensures your familiarity with the new terminology, tests, and procedures that every contemporary surgeon needs to know. Reorganized table of contents as well as all newly written chapters supply comprehensive coverage and real-life examples of cardiac and thoracic surgery scenariosChapters begin with patient presentation and proceeding through differential diagnosis, workup, diagnosis and treatment, surgical approach, key technical steps and potential pitfalls, special interoperative considerations, postoperative management, concluding with take home points as appropriateFeatures clear, high-quality clinical images and illustrations throughoutShares the knowledge and experience of expert contributors who are on the cutting edge of clinical cardiac and thoracic surgery