title: Survey of thoracic anesthetic practice in Italy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The object of this study was to conduct and analyze the output of a survey involving a cohort of all Italian hospitals performing thoracic surgery to gather data on anesthetic management, one-lung ventilation (OLV) management, and post-thoracotomy pain relief in thoracic anesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Italy.
  
  
  METHODS
  An invitation to participate in the survey was e-mailed to all the members of the Italian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 62 responses were received from 47 centers. The key findings were: Double-lumen tube is still the first choice lung separation technique in current use; pressure-controlled ventilation and volume-controlled ventilation modes are homogenously distributed across the sample and, a tidal volumes (VT) of 4-6 mL/kg during OLV was preferred to all others; moderate or restrictive fluid management were the most used strategies of fluid administration in thoracic anesthesia; thoracic epidural analgesia represented the "gold standard" for post-thoracotomy pain relief in combination with intravenous analgesia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this survey showed that Italian anesthesiologist follow the recommended standard of care for anesthetic management during OLV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine; School of Medicine and Residency at the University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Della Rocca
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Langiano
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baroselli
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Granzotti
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pravisani
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D056805:Consciousness Monitors; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D061810:One-Lung Ventilation; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: airway management; bronchial blockers.; double-lumen tube; fluid management; one-lung ventilation; postoperative pain relief; thoracic anesthesia