Anesthetic considerations for lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation.
Anesthetic considerations for lung transplantation and LVRS have been reviewed, with an emphasis on critical intraoperative junctures and decision points. Cognizance of these issues promotes coordinated and optimal care and provides the potential to improve outcome in this particularly high-risk population.
Hartigan
Philip M
PM
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. phartigan@partners.org
Pedoto
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D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*
D000777:Anesthetics