Anesthesia for thoracic surgery in children in developing countries.
Anesthesia for surgery on the lung and intra-thoracic structures requires a high level of expertise. In the developing world, patients are often poor, anemic and malnourished. They present late with a variety of diseases. Surgery is often mandated in spite of inadequate resources. Maintaining the safety of the patient while treating them within the limits of our resources is a continuing challenge.
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Rebecca
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Bangalore Batist Hospital, Bangalore, India. rebeccajacob@hotmail.com
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery