Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023!
The gold standard thoracic surgery reference for 45 years, Shields’ General Thoracic Surgery remains your #1 resource for comprehensive coverage of both open and endoscopic surgical techniques, with commentary from more than 150 global experts in the field. This two-volume masterwork covers all facets of thoracic disease, enhanced with dynamic audio and visual content, colorful graphics, and an authoritative analysis of the world’s literature and electronic data – making this 8th Edition the most extensive and concise collection of practical, complete information available for today’s busy clinician.
Key Features
Addresses new topics such as deciphering complex statistical analyses, efficient use of the new World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), mining big data sets for specific decision making, and developing and performing effective quality improvement projects for the surgeon’s practice and hospital setting.
Includes a retrospective into the past with particular emphasis on artificial ventilation and the era of minimal invasion – both revolutionary milestones in the 100-year history of thoracic surgery.
Covers all aspects of thoracic disease, including anatomy and embryology, diagnostics, and radiology, as well as extensive sections on lung cancer and other pulmonary tumors.
Includes multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia.
Continues Dr. Thomas W. Shields’ outstanding tradition of comprehensive coverage, while also transforming the text into a more concise and streamlined reference
Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.
Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:
The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline
Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks
Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design
The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click
Edition
8
ISBN/ISSN
9781451195224
Product Format
Hardcover Book
Trim Size
8 3/8 x 10 7/8
Pages
2384
Edition
8
Publication Date
June 14, 2018
Weight
16.5
Joseph LoCicero III, MD
Professor of Surgery, SUNY Downstate; Senior Vice-Chair of Surgery, Chief, Thoracic Surgical Service, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Key Features
Addresses new topics such as deciphering complex statistical analyses, efficient use of the new World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), mining big data sets for specific decision making, and developing and performing effective quality improvement projects for the surgeon’s practice and hospital setting.
Includes a retrospective into the past with particular emphasis on artificial ventilation and the era of minimal invasion – both revolutionary milestones in the 100-year history of thoracic surgery.
Covers all aspects of thoracic disease, including anatomy and embryology, diagnostics, and radiology, as well as extensive sections on lung cancer and other pulmonary tumors.
Includes multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia.
Continues Dr. Thomas W. Shields’ outstanding tradition of comprehensive coverage, while also transforming the text into a more concise and streamlined reference
Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.
Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:
The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline
Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks
Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design
The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click
This product has no reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
Sorry, we can’t add this product to your cart due to one of the following reasons:
This item may already be in your cart.
This item can’t be combined with other items in your cart.
Only one instance of this product can be purchased at a time.
Would you like us to update your cart with this item and proceed?
9781451195224Shields' General Thoracic Surgery9781451195224Home / Medicine / Shields' General Thoracic Surgery 1https://shop.lww.com/Shields--General-Thoracic-Surgery/p/9781451195224//cdn-tp2.mozu.com/16833-25855/cms/25855/files/f49e0be9-6630-48cc-8175-387d66e1c813524.99524.99524.991
Your cart cannot contain products from multiple regions.
If you click continue, items in the cart from the previous
region will be removed. To keep items from the previous
region in your cart, click cancel.
This item is not related to current region.
AAOS members get an exclusive discount. Please click continue to log in as an AAOS member.
AHA members get an exclusive discount. Please click continue to log in as an AHA member.