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Quality in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 36-4 - October 12, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Joseph Platz, Keith Naunheim
  • Language: English

In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Joseph Platz and Keith Naunheim bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Quality in Thoracic Surgery.… Read more

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In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Joseph Platz and Keith Naunheim bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Quality in Thoracic Surgery. Top experts explore various aspects of this important topic that are essential to improving patient survival rates, reducing complications, and enhancing recovery experiences.

Key features

  • Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including thoracic surgery volume-quality relationship; failure to rescue in thoracic surgery; artificial intelligence in surgical quality improvement; preventing disparity of access and outcomes in thoracic surgery; patient reported outcomes in thoracic surgery; and more.
  • Provides in-depth articles on quality in thoracic surgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Readership

Thoracic surgeons

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 36-4
  • Published: October 12, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

Joseph Platz

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor - Thoracic Surgery, Chief and Medical Director of Surgery SSM St. Marys, Surgery Student Clinical Director | Primary Specialty Advisor, St. Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA

Keith Naunheim

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA