Patient resources

Patient information for Surgery
In preparation for your admission to hospital, see the attached guide with some useful information.
Surgery Guide (Lung Surgery)
In preparation for your upcoming lung surgery there are things you can do to ensure you prepared
Surgery Guide (Heart Surgery)
Cardiac surgery can be daunting and we understand that there is a lot of anxiety around. When you…
  1. Thoracoscopic left atrial appendage occlusion with the Atriclip PRO II: An Experience of 144 patients. E Wang, P Sadlier, V Sourinathan, R Weerasooriya, D Playford, P Joshi Heart Lung Circ 2024 April
  2. Utilization of live epicardial ultrasound ultrasound and colour flow Doppler Transoesophageal echocardiography to guide an off-pump repair of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. A Bennett, D Gimpel, M Wilke, P Joshi ANZ J Surg 2023 Jul-Aug;93(7-8):2010-2011
  3. Aortoscopy in pressurized aortic root during valve-sparing root replacement: A useful maneuver Chia, R. H. & Joshi, P., Aug 2023, In: JTCVS Techniques. 20, p. 20-23 4 p
  4. DLCO is not significantly changed following early-stage lung cancer surgery Lam, S., Parsons, R., Joshi, P., Sanders, L., Newman, M., Singh, B.Thomas, R., Mar 2022, In: Respirology. 27, p. 161-161 1 
  5. Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with Atriclip: An Initial Experience Edward Wang, Pragnesh Joshi, Paul Sadleir, Rukshen Weerasooriya and David Playford Originally published 8 Nov 2021 https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.11056 Circulation. 2021;144: A11056 
  6. Ultrasound Clues in Lobar Pneumonia Deirdre B. Fitzgerald, MB BCh BAO; John D. Blakey, PhD; Pragnesh Joshi, MBBS; Yi Jin Kuok, MBBS; Y. C. Gary Lee, PhD; and Rajesh Thomas, PhD.  CHEST 2022; 161(1): e59-e62
  7. Emergency on-pump beating heart reconstructive coronary artery bypass grafting for entrapped percutaneous coronary intervention equipment Chia, R. H., Ten, Y. & Joshi, P., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 36, 10, p. 3913-3916 4 p.
  8. Isolated Ventricular Septal Rupture in a Suicide JumperNg, P., Sankhesara, D., Weinert, C., Alcock, R., Andrews, D., Best, M., Joshi, P.Rajwani, A. & Hillis, G., 6 Oct 2021, In: JACC. Case reports. 3, 13, p. 1531-1534 4 
  9. Kaushalendra Singh Rathore, William Weightman, Jurgen Passage, Pragnesh Joshi Lucas Sanders, Mark Newman. Risk Stratification using serum lactate in patients undergoing surgical pulmonary embolectomy. J Card Surg. 2020; 35:1531–1538.
  10. Kevin J. Makati,Nitesh Sood, Lawrence S. Lee, Felix Yang, Pragnesh Joshi, Jonathan S. Steinberg. Combined epicardial and endocardial ablation for atrial fibrillation: Best practices and guide to hybrid convergent procedures. Heart Rhythm Society 2020
  11. Hybrid Treatment of an isolated innunoglobulin G4-related internal thoracic artery aneurysm. Kelvin Ho, Pragnesh Joshi, Daniel wong, Anna Brusch, Joseph Hockley, Shirley Jansen. Journal of Vascular surgery case and innovative techniques Vol 4. No 4, December 2018
  12. Removal of Peritonea-venous-atrial shunt thrombus without cardiopulmonary bypass. Pragnesh Joshi,Sameer Thakur, Jonathan Tibbals. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 2018; 26(5):343-346
  13. Sternal-sparing aortic valve replacement in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta: case report. Pragnesh Joshi,Sameer Thakur, Christopher Finn, Paul Sadlier J Heart Valve Dis 2017 11;26(6):744-746
  14. Surgical Management of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus Fong, L. S., McLaughlin, A. J., Okiwelu, N. L., Nordstrand, I. A. J., Newman, M.Passage, J.Joshi, P. V.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery.2017; Sep 104, 3, p. E291-E293
  15. Lobectomy in Septuagenarians with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Open vs VATS Approach Laura Fong, Victor Ko, Aden Mclaughlin, Pragnesh Joshi, Heart, Lung and Circulation 2017, Vol 26: s395
  16. Acute Structural Failure of the Trifecta Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis Zhu, M. Z. L., Newman, M. A., Joshi, P. & Passage, J.  Heart, Lung and Circulation 2017 Nov ; 26, 11, p. E82-E85 
  17. Ruptured penetrating ulcer of the ascending aorta with pulmonary artery compression. N Okiwelu, Chris Finn, RV Driesen, L Sanders and Pragnesh Joshi.Asian Cardio Vascular and thoracic Annals 2016
  18. Bronchoscopic retrieval of 14-cm aspirated dental suction tip. Lakshmeesh Shetty, Ngozichukwuka Okiwelu, Pragnesh Joshi. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac  2015
  19. Bilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion for aortic arch surgery: Safe and reproducible for low volume aortic surgeons – A single centre experience. Ng, Primero ,Okiwelu Louis, Law Tim, Srinivasan Balamurali, Lucas Sanders, Passage, Jurgen, Joshi Pragnesh.(2015). Heart, Lung and Circulation. 24. e27. 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.12.060.
  20. Warfarin or excipient allergy: a clinical dilemma resolved. Mitchell J Gooch, Ngozichukwuka L Okiwelu, Timothy Law, Andrew P McLean-Tooke and Pragnesh Joshi Med J Aust 2015; 203 (5): 229.
  21. Surgical Embolectomy for Pulmonary Embolism: A Series of 32 Cases Brooke Murphy, James Edelman, Louis Okiwelu, Shanker Rajaratnam, Jurgen Passage, Mark Newman, Pragnesh Joshi, Lucas Sanders. Heart, Lung and Circulation 2014; 23:(1) e46
  22. Clinical edge: Totally endoscopic video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) – a paradigm shift in chest surgery in Australia. Pragnesh Joshi Medicus Volume 54, Issue 11 December 2014
  23. Refractory ascites – a rare presentation of severe aortic regurgitation. Jenkinson C, Rajaratnam S, Joshi P, Passage J. Heart Lung and Circulation July 2014
  24. Custodial for myocardial preservation – a systematic review. Edelman J, Secco M, Dunne B, Murphy M, Joshi P, Yan t, Wilson MK, Bannon PG, Vallaley M, Passage J. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery November 2013
  25. Systematic review protocol: single-dose histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate vs. intermittent crystalloid or blood cardioplegia. Edelman J, Secco M, Dunne B, Murphy M, Joshi P, Yan t, Wilson MK, Bannon PG, Vallaley M, Passage J. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery. Sept 2013
  26. Extensive clot propagation involving the aorta and brachiocephalic artery: Unusual consequence of paradoxical embolism. Okiwelu L, Passage J, Joshi P. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2013 July 26
  27. Right Ventricular Perforation during Femoral Venous Cannulation – Lessons LearnedPassage J , Joshi PHeart, Lung and Circulation 2013
  28. Combined Minimally Invasive Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement in Rheumatic Valve Disease – How I do itPragnesh Joshi, Chirag Doshi, Mahesh Vinchurkar, Vijay Mahajan. Heart, Lung and Circulation, Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 231-233, April 2011
  29. Acute cholecystitis complicating cardiac surgery: Case series involving more than 16,000 patients.Passage J, Joshi P, Mullany DV. Annals of Thoracic Surgery., March 2007; 83: 1096 – 1101.
  30. Brief communication. A simple method of preparing artificial chordae for mitral valve repair. Tam R, Joshi P,Konstantinov IG Journal of Thoracic and  Cardiovascular Surgery., December 2006; 132: 1486 – 1487.
  31. Modified Root Reconstruction Methods to Treat Unruptured Aneurysm of Sinus of Valsalva(UASOV) – Two Case Reports –
  32. Joshi PGarlic B, Dunning J. Heart Lung and Circulation. 2006 Dec;15(6):389-92.
  33. The High-Risk Cardiac Surgical Patient – Joshi P, Fraser JF, Mullany DV. Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care (2006) 16,369-383
  34. Right atrial aneurysm treated with atrioplasty without using cardiopulmonary bypass in an infant. Joshi PPohlner P. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2005 Aug;28(2):343-5.
  35. Unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of valsalva into the pulmonary artery presenting with RVOT obstruction. Karbhase JN, Sinha P, Joshi P, Doshi C, Nagle K. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2003, Vol 19, pr 145-146.
  36. How I do it- Mist Blower. Karbhase JN, Sinha P, Joshi P, Doshi C, Nagle Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery vol 19, No 2, Apr-June 2003.
  37. Mitral valve replacement in a case of chronic renal failure due to lupus nephritis. Sinha P, Joshi P, Jadhav S, Doshi C, Karbhase JN, Nagle K. Bombay Hospital Journal Vol.44, No.3,2002
  38. https://mforum.com.au/advances-in-surgical-management-of-thymic-tumours-robotic-thymectomy
  39. Survival Analysis of Early-Stage NSCLC Patients Following Lobectomy: Impact of Surgical Techniques and Other Variables
    on Long-Term Outcomes. Heart,Lung and Circulation (2024)-1443-9506/24Kaushalendra Rathore, FRACS a,b,William Weightman, FANZCAc, Kyle Palmer, MBBSb, Kathryn Hird, PhDb, Pragnesh Joshi,FRACS
  40. David’s procedure:sparing the aortic valve in repair of aortic root anuerysm,Clinical Update,Medical Forum April 2025

Book Chapter,

  1. Book chapter – Cardiopulmonary Bypass.  CLINICAL APPLICATION OF ANASTHESIA. Joshi P. pg 138-159,Year 2003. Bhalani Publishing House, Mumbai, India.
  2. Book chapter – Cardiac anesthesia in Elderly. Rapchuk I, Joshi P, Fraser JF. OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF ANESTHESIA FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS Chapter No 21 page 167. Oxford University Press. year 2014
Ruptured penetrating ulcer of the ascending aorta with pulmonary artery compression
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Custodial for myocardial preservation – a systematic review
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Systematic review protocol
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Extensive clot propagation involving the aorta and brachiocephalic artery
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Custodial for myocardial preservation – a systematic review
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38. Advances in surgical management of thymic tumours – robotic thymectomy