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Principles of Anesthetic Management for Pulmonary Resection

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Abstract

Pulmonary resection, in one form or another, is the most ­commonly performed thoracic surgical procedure. This chapter ­discusses anesthetic considerations for lobectomy and lesser resections (segmentectomy, wedge resection) with attention to common anesthetic issues of thoracic anesthesia (Box 16-2).

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This chapter serves as a general model, and foundation for the individual thoracic surgical procedures which follow in Section IV of this text. Many of the management concepts and strategies discussed in this chapter are recurrent in ­thoracic surgery, and need not be repeated for each procedure. Such issues, discussed below, are prerequisite to Section IV, and are essential foundation concepts for thoracic anesthesia in general.

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Further Suggested Reading

  • Hartigan PM. Anesthesia management. Chapter 5. In: Zellos L, Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Krasna MJ, Mentzer SJ, editors. Adult chest surgery. New York: McGraw-Hill Co., Inc.; 2009. p. 44–59.

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  1. Division of Thoracic Anaesthesia Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Philip M. Hartigan MD (Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Director)

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  1. Perioperative and Pain Medicine,, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Prof, Dept of Anesthesiology,, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Philip M. Hartigan

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Hartigan, P.M. (2012). Principles of Anesthetic Management for Pulmonary Resection. In: Hartigan, P. (eds) Practical Handbook of Thoracic Anesthesia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88493-6_16

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