title: Anesthetic considerations for transoral robotic surgery.
abstract: During the past decade, robotic surgery has been progressively incorporated into the mainstream of cardio-thoracic and abdominopelvic surgery. With the recent US Food and Drug Administration approval of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the treatment of all benign tumors and select malignant tumors of the head and neck, robotic surgery has established its place in otolaryngologic surgery. Given the multispecialty applications and widespread use of robotic surgery, there exists a need for anesthesiologists to familiarize themselves with robotic surgery. This article focuses on TORS and the goal of which is to provide the anesthesiologist with a foundation for caring for the TORS patient in the perioperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104, USA. john.chi@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Jeff E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mandel
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: Bert W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: O'Malley
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012371:Robotics