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Anesthesia for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

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Limited options to treat hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation (OLV) compared to open thoracotomy. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) interferes with surgical exposure during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Priority on rapid and complete lung collapse. Possibility of prolonged periods of OLV. Particularly during the learning phase of the surgical team. Decreased postoperative analgesic requirements compared to open thoracotomy. Surgical delay in treating major intraoperative hemorrhage. The option of doing minor VATS procedures with local or regional anesthesia.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Edmond Cohen MD

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  1. University of Toronto, Staff Anesthesiologist, Professor of Anesthesia, Toronto, M5G 2C4, Ontario, Canada

    Peter Slinger, MD, FRCPC

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Cohen, E. (2011). Anesthesia for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. In: Slinger, MD, FRCPC, P. (eds) Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0184-2_23

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