[Perioperative care for thoracic surgery with complications in elderly patients].
Perioperative care for high-aged coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), thoracic aortic aneurysm and lung cancer is discussed. Among them, each disease has their characteristics and complications. Especially, respiratory, cerebral and cardiovascular complications are common in high-aged patients requiring thoracic surgeries. Careful management is mandatory during these surgeries.
Sueda
Taijiro
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Department of Surgery, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures