I. ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS.- Anatomy and Radiographic Imaging.- Basic Respiratory Physiology.- Respiratory Pathophysiology.- Physiology of One-Lung Anesthesia.- II. ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL ASPECTS.- Thoracic Positioning and Incisions.- Bronchoscopy and Bronchoscopic Anatomy.- Lung Isolation.- Airway Devices.- Alternative Ventilatory Techniques.- Respiratory Therapy Devices.- Selected Surgical Devices.- Thoracic Epidural.- Intercostal and Paravertebral blocks.- III. ESSENTIAL CLINICAL MANAGEMENT.- Preoperative Evaluation of the Thoracic Surgical Patient.- General Principles of Anesthesia for Pulmonary Resection. IV. THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES.- Bronchoscopy.- Cervical and Anterior Mediastinoscopy.- Pneumonectomy and Extrapleural Pneumonectomy.- Pleuroscopy and Pleurodesis.- Pleurectomy and Decortication.- Rigid Bronchoscopy.- Anterior Mediastinal Mass.- Bronchoscopic Laser Surgery.- Tracheal Stents.- Tracheotomy.- Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction.- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery.- Bronchopleural Fistula and Clagget Window.- Resection of Tumors with Paraneoplastic Effects.- Esophagoscopy, Esophageal Dilation, Retrieval of Esophageal Foreign Bodies.- Esophagectomy.- Anti-Reflux Surgery.- Myomectomy and Zenker's Diverticulectomy.- Sympathectomy.- Lung Transplantation.- Anesthesia for Pediatric Thoracic Surgery.- V. PAIN MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING THORACIC SURGERY.- Acute Postoperative Pain Control.- Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome.- VI. APPENDIX.- Equations.- Drug Dosages.