Anesthesia and Thoracoscopic Surgery.
An appreciation of the physiological changes and possible complications of thoracoscopic surgery is required by the medical team caring for the patient. The alteration of ventilatory and cardiac status under anesthesia can have significant impact on the morbidity and mortality of the patient. Considerations of the interaction between surgical and anesthetic effects may help to identify the problems early and avoid deleterious changes.
Department of Anesthesiology, UCLA Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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