Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: New edition of a guideline to understanding the pathophysiologic rationale of what is done in the operating room and intensive care unit in the managemnet of cardiothoracic problems, and surgical technique. Written primarily by Baumgartner (UCLA School of Medicine, St. John's Hospital, and Health Care Center, Santa Monica), with contributions by leading physicians and professors in the field.

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Summary: Concise Volume for Surgery Residents
Review: This book blends basic science, anatomy and physiology into this concise volume. Written primarily for surgery residents at any level of training, this handbook emphasizes applied pathophysical, indication for medical versus surgical intervention and the detailed surgical techniques used at the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Harbor-UCLA. It provides easy-access reference in its contents: description of fundamental concepts with immediate clinical applicability; well-illustrated, step-by-step summaries of surgical techniques;discussion of management controversies; presentation of techniques such as venovenous bypass, hemografting, autografting and thorascopy.