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Quality in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 36-4

  • Book

  • November 2026
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 6252804
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.
  • 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.

Authors

Joseph Platz 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 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.