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Anesthesia for Interventional Bronchoscopic Procedures

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The evolving field of interventional bronchoscopy has seen a parallel evolution of anesthesia techniques for various procedures. This chapter discusses a range of available types of anesthesia for patients undergoing interventional bronchoscopy procedures. Indications, advantages and disadvantages of topical anesthesia, conscious sedation, monitored anesthesia care, or general anesthesia are described in detail. The chapter also describes the setup of bronchoscopy suites as a replica of the operating room to perform various interventional bronchoscopic procedures. A review of new advances in the field of anesthesiology, such as the laryngeal mask airway, short-acting anesthetics with minimal effect on respiratory and cardiovascular functions, and mechanical jet ventilators, which are well suited for interventional bronchoscopic procedures is presented.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Mona Sarkiss M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Mona Sarkiss M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, 08907, Spain

    Jose Pablo Díaz-Jimenez

  2. Clinica Y Maternidad Colon, Pulmonary Department, Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires, 7600, Argentina

    Alicia N. Rodriguez

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Sarkiss, M. (2013). Anesthesia for Interventional Bronchoscopic Procedures. In: Díaz-Jimenez, J., Rodriguez, A. (eds) Interventions in Pulmonary Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6009-1_4

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