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Thoracic Surgical Procedures Supported by a Pumpless Interventional Lung Assist [PDF]

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2010
For support of pulmonary function during complex thoracic surgical procedures, especially in respiratory compromised patients, a pumpless interventional lung assist (iLA) was applied. Feasibility and effectiveness for this novel indication were evaluated.Ten patients underwent thoracic surgery with respiratory support by iLA.
Karsten Wiebe, Stefan Hofmann, Alois Philipp, Matthias Arlt, Christof Schmid, Daniele Camboni, Jochen Poeling   +6 more
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Miscellaneous Thoracic Surgical Procedures

2011
The thoracic surgical procedures discussed in this chapter are bundled together because they are less commonly encountered and have limited specific anesthetic implications.
Teresa M. Bean, Shannon S. McKenna
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Surgical Indications and Choice of Surgical Procedure for Thoracic OPLL

2020
The surgical indication for T-OPLL can be classified into three groups: first, myelopathy caused by T-OPLL requires surgical intervention; second, the discontinuous type across the disc space between the rostral and caudal ossification regions requires special care without myelopathy, and immediate surgical intervention if myelopathy develops; and ...
Kei Ando, Masayoshi Morozumi, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Machino, Hiroaki Nakashima, Shiro Imagama, Naoki Ishiguro   +6 more
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Thoracotomy as the Surgical Route for Synchronous Thoracic and Non-thoracic Procedures

2020
Thoracic incisions may also offer exposure and to other anatomic cavities or spaces apart the thoracic cavity. This is not the case with other incisions, like an abdominal midline incision which offers limited access only to the abdominal cavity, and in order to include other cavities or spaces a second incision is needed.
Achilleas Lioulias, Meletios A. Kanakis, Michail D. Tsimpinos   +2 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical Procedures: The Mayo Experience

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1996
To describe an initial 3-year experience with video-assisted thoracic surgical procedures (VATS) at Mayo Clinic Rochester.We review the cumulative data on 771 VATS performed between June 1, 1991, and May 31, 1994, and assess the applications for this technique.The indications for VATS, our techniques used, and the associated mortality and morbidity are
Andpeter C. Pairolero, Mark S. Allen, Claude Deschamps, Darron M. Jones, Victor F. Trastek   +4 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical Procedures in Children

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, 1998
The general principles and current applications of pediatric video-assisted cardiothoracic surgery (PVACTS) are reviewed. The purpose of PVACTS is to improve surgical quality and precision in selected operations. In the 1990s PVACTS has expanded to include the management of a variety of pulmonary, mediastinal, and cardiac lesions.
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Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis After Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Transplantation Proceedings, 2011
During their life, cystic fibrosis (CF) patients may require thoracic surgical procedures for a number of reasons before undergoing lung transplantation. In the past, this has been considered to be a contraindication to lung transplantation. However, a meticulous surgical technique and careful intraoperative management allows one to perform the ...
M. Rolla, ANILE, MARCO, VENUTA, Federico, DISO, DANIELE, QUATTRUCCI, Serena, DE GIACOMO, Tiziano, RUSSO, EMANUELE, F. Ruberto, RENDINA, Erino Angelo, G. Furio Coloni   +9 more
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Indication and Results of Thoracic Surgical Procedures in Premature Infants

1991
This analysis concerns three groups of malformations: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, patent ductus arteriosus, and oesophageal atresia. We registered a total mortality rate for all congenital diaphragmatic hernias and defects of 28.5%; the rate in full-term neonates was 27.6% and in premature infants 33.6%.
E. Ring-Mrozik, C. Hutterer, D. Hofmann, W. Ch. Hecker   +3 more
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Thoracic complications of dental surgical procedures: Hazards of the dental drill

The American Journal of Medicine, 1993
Dental surgical procedures occasionally result in intrathoracic complications that may subsequently be encountered by clinicians. We report four patients with such complications, including pneumomediastinum, fatal descending necrotizing mediastinitis, and Lemierre's syndrome.
E. Wesley Ely, Edward F. Haponik, Allen S. Hudspeth, Thomas E. Stump   +3 more
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Thoracoscopic Approaches to the Thoracic Spine: Experience with 241 Surgical Procedures

Neurosurgery, 2002
Abstract INTRODUCTION Microsurgical thoracoscopic approaches to the thoracic spine allow access to the spinal cord, spinal nerves, disc spaces, vertebral bodies, paravertebral soft tissues, and sympathetic chain with minimal invasiveness. METHODS
Kathy J. Kenny, Patrick P. Han, Curtis A. Dickman   +2 more
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