49 Thoracic Anesthesia inthe Morbidly Obese Patient: Obstructive Sleep Apnea George W. Kanellakos, Jay B. Brodsky Abstract The anesthetic management of obese patients differs from that of normal-weight patients. Obesity…
44 Esophageal Procedures Wolfgang Baar#, Johannes Hell#, Torsten Loop Abstract Esophageal surgery in adults shows high perioperative morbidity (52%) and mortality (12%). Postoperative complications are mainly pulmonary related, with an…
14 High-Frequency Ventilation: Applications in Thoracic Anesthesia Jakob Wittenstein, Marcelo Gama de Abreu Abstract The term high-frequency ventilation (HFV) is used to describe different techniques of mechanical ventilation that use…
36 Lung Resection and Pulmonary Hypertension Leila Hosseinian, Benjamin S. Salter Abstract Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) undergoing thoracic surgery have a higher morbidity and mortality compared with other procedures….
12 Hemodynamic Monitoring in Thoracic Surgical Patients Karl D. Hillenbrand,, Robert H. Thiele Abstract Thoracic surgery is a rapidly changing surgical subspecialty that presents the anesthesiology community with a myriad…
8 Preoperative Evaluation: Assessment of Preoperative Risk Allen Ninh, David Bronheim Introduction The main purposes of a comprehensive preoperative evaluation before thoracic surgery are to assess the risk associated with…
52 Robotic Thoracic Surgery Laszlo L. Szegedi Abstract Robots have become increasingly present in contemporary reality. In this regard, there is emphasis on the advances in the use of these…
46 Thoracic Approach to Spine Procedures David M. Shapiro, Baron Lonner, Lily Eaker, Jonathan Gal Abstract The anterior approach to spine surgery is considered safe and has the potential for…
18 Pathophysiology of Perioperative Lung Injury ALEXANDER White, Andrew C. Steel Introduction Postoperative pulmonary complications remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after surgery.1 Approximately 230 million major surgical…
38 Thoracic Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient Maria Castillo Abstract As the population ages, the number of patients of advanced age who present for thoracic surgery will steadily increase. Optimal management…
