title: Advancements in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery.
abstract: Advancements in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery present potential advantages for patients as well as new challenges for the anesthesia and surgery teams. This article describes the major aspects of the surgical approach for the most commonly performed robotic-assisted thoracic surgical procedures as well as the pertinent preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthetic concerns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. bsteenwy@uab.edu
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Steenwyk
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lyerly
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D059032:Learning Curve; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D061810:One-Lung Ventilation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011187:Posture; D012371:Robotics; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery