CTSNet Wiki Notes

Welcome to Cardiothoracic Surgery Notes, an online review developed by residents in cardiothoracic surgery. CTSN provides a resource for fundamental essential facts for board review and sources for additional information.

CTSN is provided for general review of pertinent topics in cardiothoracic surgery. The text for each review topic is original material written by the authors and is based on the following texts:

• Cardiac Surgery, 2nd edition, by Drs. John Kirklin and Brian Barratt-Boyes
• Surgery of the Chest, 5th edition, by Drs. David Sabiston and Frank Spencer
• Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 6th edition, by Drs. Arthur Baue, Alexander Geha, Graeme Hammond, Hillel Laks, and Keith Naunheim
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, 2nd edition, by Drs. Constantine Mavroudis and Carl Backer
• Cardiac Surgery of the Neonate and Infant, by Drs. Aldo Castaneda, Richard Jonas, John Mayer, and Frank Hanley
• Cardiac Surgery: Operative Technique, by Dr. Donald Doty