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Anesthesia in Thoracic Surgery
Anesthesiology, 1946THERE have been tremendous advances in anesthesia for thoracic surgery in the past few years. With these improvements in anesthesia, many surgical procedures which at one time were not possible can now be done with ease. In my opinion, three of the most important technical advances are: first, the routine use of the endotracheal tube; secondly, the use
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Surgery in thoracic actinomycosis
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 2012Background: diagnosis and treatment of thoracic actinomycosis is difficult. In most cases, surgery is performed to rule out lung cancer or to control severe symptoms such as hemoptysis. Methods: 6 patients with a mean age of 42 years underwent pulmonary resection and were given a pathologic diagnosis of thoracic actinomycosis at our ...
Mohamed Sadok, Boudaya +6 more
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Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
2011As the population ages, increasing numbers of elderly patients with present for thoracic surgery. Physiologic changes that occur with advanced age result in a decline of maximal reserves, affecting the patient’s ability to cope with the stress of surgery. Increased age is also associated with increased comorbidities.
Maria D. Castillo +2 more
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Complications in Thoracic Surgery
2020Despite continuous and significant improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic surgery patients, postoperative complications can be life-threatening. Therefore, the management of these patients can be very challenging. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the most frequent early and late postoperative complications in ...
Marco Andolfi +3 more
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Surgery of the Thoracic Trachea
Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 1995Surgery of the trachea has progressed significantly over the years to resolve difficult anatomic and technical problems. Various techniques are now available to improve the outcome of such cases. This article reviews the principles of tracheal surgery, the anatomy, and the operative approach, as well as the three most common indications for tracheal ...
J B, Zwischenberger, A B, Sankar
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Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2008
In summary, from the different alternatives to conventional hospitalization developed in the last decades, outpatient surgery has been the one with the greatest growth. However, only few studies have been reported on thoracic surgery and there is still great potential for an increase in outpatient thoracic surgery.
Laureano, Molins +3 more
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In summary, from the different alternatives to conventional hospitalization developed in the last decades, outpatient surgery has been the one with the greatest growth. However, only few studies have been reported on thoracic surgery and there is still great potential for an increase in outpatient thoracic surgery.
Laureano, Molins +3 more
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Videoendoscopic thoracic surgery.
International surgery, 1993Personal experience of 42 videothoracoscopic operations is reported. From September 91 to May 92 we performed 10 major lung resections (1 pneumonectomy, 8 lobectomies, 1 segmentectomy) 9 wedge lung resections, 4 excisions of pulmonary bullae, 12 pleurectomies with or without apicectomy, 6 excisions of mediastinal masses (3 thymomas, 2 mediastinal cysts,
G.C. Roviaro +7 more
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Omentoplasty in thoracic surgery
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2008Plombage methods were designed for treating pulmonary tuberculosis surgically around 1945 when pulmonary tuberculosis was regarded as a "traitor disease" in Japan. Nagaishi had reported extrapleural synthetic resin ball plombage in 1948 as the world's first case, but it was complicated by empyema due to perforation of cavities and rupture of lesions ...
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The American Journal of Surgery, 2004
Surgical use of robotics, or computer-assisted surgical systems (CAS), has evolved over the last 10 years; for the treatment of chest diseases, however, the development has really occurred in the last 3 to 4 years. This brief history means that there have been few publications in the medical literature, and those that exist are mostly case reports ...
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Surgical use of robotics, or computer-assisted surgical systems (CAS), has evolved over the last 10 years; for the treatment of chest diseases, however, the development has really occurred in the last 3 to 4 years. This brief history means that there have been few publications in the medical literature, and those that exist are mostly case reports ...
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2001
Anesthesia for thoracic surgery in children covers a wide range of ages, associated disease processes, and surgical pathology. Therefore, the anesthetist must be prepared to deal with a diverse group of patients of all ages along the pediatric spectrum, combining knowledge regarding both pediatric and thoracic anesthesia.
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Anesthesia for thoracic surgery in children covers a wide range of ages, associated disease processes, and surgical pathology. Therefore, the anesthetist must be prepared to deal with a diverse group of patients of all ages along the pediatric spectrum, combining knowledge regarding both pediatric and thoracic anesthesia.
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