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Special situations in cancer airway management, including unexpected difficult tracheal intubation, airway bleeding, and extubating a difficult airway, are major challenges in cancer airway management. Although the majority of airway…

Introduction Patients follow a journey through time when they progress from the first symptoms or screening tests, through investigations and receiving a new diagnosis of cancer, to the initiation of…

The Physiologic Impact of Cancer and Surgery on Patient Function As the volume and complexity of surgical procedures will increase in the next decades, the age and number of associated…

Introduction Although many of the goals of preoperative evaluation and optimization are the same for patients with and without cancer, cancer patients present a unique set of challenges that perioperative…

Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for approximately 9.6 million deaths in 2018. The impact of cancer morbidity is significant and continues to rise, with…

General Introduction: Anesthesia and Cancer Progression Surgery remains a central treatment modality for patients with solid cancers, with more than 60% of cancer patients presenting for surgical resection, and more…

The Perioperative Period Is Critical for Postsurgical Cancer Outcomes Surgery is the primary and often the most effective treatment for many solid tumors. However, even otherwise successful surgeries may disrupt…

The Perioperative Period—An Underutilized “Window-of-Opportunity” to Prevent Metastatic Disease The occurrence of metastatic disease is the leading cause of death in most patients with cancer. Accumulating evidence suggests that the…

Introduction As surgical and anesthetic techniques have evolved, perioperative mortality in complex cancer surgical interventions has decreased significantly. However, complications and associated morbidity remain a challenge not only for surgical…