A Barbeito - Thoracic Anesthesia

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I dedicate this book to my wife Luz Mara and our dear children (Jos Mara, Francisca, Solano, Benjamn and Santiago). They make my work light, coming home a joy, and life a blessing. I would also like to dedicate this work to my fathermy first and best Anesthesiology teacher.

Atilio Barbeito, MD

To my wife Kate for putting up with the long days and missed dinners, and my children Maddie and Tom, whose unwavering love and support remind me how lucky I am to be their Dad.

Andrew D. Shaw, MB, FRCA, FCCM

To my husband Jim, and my children Matthew and Sarah, for their endless love, support and confidence.

Katherine Grichnik, MD, MS, FASE

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David Amar, MD

Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York

Atilio Barbeito, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina

Raquel R. Bartz, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina

Shahar Bar-Yosef, MD

Assistant Consulting Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina

Mark F. Berry, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina

Marcelle Blessing, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut

Jessica A. Boyette-Davis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

Thomas Buchheit, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina

Javier Campos, MD

Professor

Department of Anesthesia

University of Iowa Healthcare

Iowa City, Iowa

Edmond Cohen, MD

Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York

Thomas A. DAmico, MD

Professor

Department of Surgery

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina

Laura K. Diaz, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania