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Lung Physiology Relevant to Thoracic Anesthesia

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Anesthesia practice involves manipulating respiratory system and respiratory events are major cause of morbidity and mortality even in non thoracic patients. Understanding mechanisms of deranged pulmonary functions during one lung ventilation, patient position and thoracic surgery is desirable for managing such patients. This should begin with examining normal pulmonary functions and it’s mechanism in health.

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Jain, A.K. (2020). Lung Physiology Relevant to Thoracic Anesthesia. In: Sood, J., Sharma, S. (eds) Clinical Thoracic Anesthesia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0746-5_4

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