title: Intraoperative monitoring.
abstract: This article discusses some of the routine as well as more specialized monitoring devices available. In thoracic surgery monitoring may be even more challenging because the surgery itself may involve manipulation of the airways, the pulmonary as well as cardiovascular systems. The anesthesiologist must have a full understanding of the required monitoring devices and decide which if any special techniques are needed depending on the surgical procedure and the patient's preoperative condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Desiderio
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods; D001831:Body Temperature; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000502:physiology; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide