div class=”ChapterContextInformation”> © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020Craig Sims, Dana Weber and Chris Johnson (eds.) A Guide to Pediatric Anesthesiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19246-4_9 9. Acute Pain Management in Children Priya Thalayasingam1 and Dana Weber1 (1) Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management,…
div class=”ChapterContextInformation”> © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020Craig Sims, Dana Weber and Chris Johnson (eds.) A Guide to Pediatric Anesthesiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19246-4_13 13. Congenital Syndromes and Conditions Prani Shrivastava1 and Dana Weber1 (1) Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Perth…
55 Transesophageal Echocardiography in Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery Breandan Sullivan, Eric Leiendecker Abstract Patients undergoing noncardiac thoracic surgery have become increasingly complex over time. Managing the hemodynamics of these patients is…
16 Separation of the Lung: Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tubes and Endobronchial Blockers Javier H. Campos Abstract Lung separation techniques are designed to facilitate surgical exposure and provide one-lung ventilation (OLV) in…
5 Pulmonary Pathophysiology and Lung Mechanics in Anesthesiology Jamie L. Sparling, Marcos F. Vidal Melo Abstract The practice of thoracic anesthesia involves not only patients with impaired pulmonary function, it…
3 Radiology of the Thorax Javier H. Campos, Archit Sharma Abstract Radiologic images play an important role during evaluation of patients undergoing thoracic surgery. Radiologic studies must be reviewed, including…
54 Ultrasound of the Lung: Clinical Applications Massimiliano Meineri Abstract Lung ultrasound can be used like X-ray in the detection of life-threatening conditions, such as pneumothorax. It can be performed…
32 Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Timothy J. Harkin, John Pawlowski Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurs frequently as a comorbidity in patients undergoing surgery and interventional…
6 Physiology of the Lateral Position andOne-Lung Ventilation Edmond Cohen Abstract Thoracic procedures are performed with the patient in the lateral decubitus position. The distribution of ventilation and perfusion and…
31 Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy: Multiportal Uniportal Zerrin Sungur, Mert Şentürk Abstract Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is beneficial for patients; but for the anesthetist, it can be even more difficult than an…
