title: [Principles of anesthesia for pulmonary surgery].
abstract: The aim of the article is to review principles of thoracic anesthesia for pulmonary surgery. This article is divided into three sections. Preoperative considerations include pulmonary evaluation and optimal pulmonary preparation. Intraoperative period considerations are monitoring requirements, choice of anaesthesia and the indications for providing one-lung ventilation. Postoperative problems of immediate life-threatening complications, management of mechanical ventilation and control of pain are discussed in the third part.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 1, 2000 Vilnius, Lithuania. renatast@mail.lt
authors.forename: Renatas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tikuisis
authors.forename: Aleksas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zurauskas
authors.forename: Povilas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miliauskas
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013147:Spirometry; D014797:Vital Capacity