Clinical Thoracic Anesthesia

This book covers all aspects of thoracic anesthesia to equip anesthesiologists to provide patient care from the time of admission to discharge. In addition to vital information on anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and imaging in thoracic anesthesia, the book offers tips on patient examination to aid decision-making. Also discussing the interpretation of various tests and intra-operative data for successful surgery, the book is a comprehensive resource for anesthesia practitioners as well as trainees wanting to gain insights into the challenges of thoracic anesthesia.

Prof. (Dr.) Jayashree Sood (MD, FFARCS, PGDHHM, FICA) graduated from BJ Medical College, Pune, India and completed postgraduate training at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. She also qualified as an FFARCS in the UK.  She holds a postgraduate degree in Hospital & Health Management (PGDHHM) from Pune, India.  She is currently the chair of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. She has published more than 100 papers and has delivered several lectures at various national and international conferences. She received the IMA Mediko Healthcare Excellence Award 2019 for Excellence in Anesthesia Management at Hyderabad, India, as well as the Best Teacher Award 2018 and Best Academician Award from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. She is also the CEO of the Indian College of Anaesthesiologists. She has edited the books Anaesthesia In Laparoscopic Surgery and  Anaesthesia For Transplant Surgery and authored an atlas of procedures in neonate and pediatric practice. 

Dr. Shikha Sharma graduated from Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India and completed her postgraduate training at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She also underwent training in lung transplant and thoracic anesthesia at Toronto General Hospital, and the University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, USA. She is currently a senior consultant in charge of thoracic anesthesia at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India, and her team has been involved in more than 2,900 major thoracic cases to date.