Anesthesia in Thoracic Surgery: Changes of Paradigms

Description:

This book reviews and describes the best practices of anesthesia in thoracic surgery, according to evidence-based medicine. It covers preoperative assessment, applied pharmacology, airway management and ventilation methods. The analgesic methods in this surgical specialty are also discussed. This book is aimed at all specialists in the world of anesthesiology and critical care as well as to physicians in training. It may also be of interest to thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Introduction

1. Pulmonary Resection: From Classical Approaches to Robotic Surgery

2. Preoperative Evaluation: Frailty Parameters, Preoperative Neoadjuvant Therapy—Indications for Postoperative Care Unit

3. Prehabilitation in Thoracic Surgery

Part II. Airway and Ventilation Management in Thoracic Surgery

4. Lung Isolation Versus Lung Separation: Double-Lumen Tubes

5. Bronchial Blockers: Applications in Thoracic Surgery

6. Utility of Bronchoscope in Thoracic Surgery

7. Video Laryngoscopes in Thoracic Surgery

8. Intubation Guides, Tube Exchanger Catheter and Safe Extubation in Thoracic Surgery

9. Difficult Airway Management in Thoracic Surgery

10. Respiratory Mechanics and Gas Exchange in Thoracic Surgery: Changes in Classical Knowledge in Respiratory Physiology

11. Non-intubated Video-Assisted Surgery: A Critical Review

12. Changes in Ventilation Strategies During Thoracic Surgery: Do We Have to Focus “Only” in Oxygenation?

Part III. Perioperative Medicine: Analgesia, Applied Pharmacology, Hemodynamic Control and Infections

13. Change in “Gold Standard” of Thoracic Epidural in Thoracic Surgery

14. Are There New Evidences on the Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Reversal Drugs in Thoracic Surgery?

15. Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents Important in Thoracic Surgery?

16. Prevention and Treatment of Infections

17. The Role of Ultrasound (US) in Thoracic Surgery

18. Changes in Classical Monitoring: Hemodynamic Monitoring, New Devices, NIRS, etc.

Part IV. Specific Surgical Situations

19. Lung Transplantation: Justification for a Paradigm Change

20. Extracorporeal Life Support (ECMO) in Thoracic Surgery

21. Thoracic Surgery in Patients with Previous Lung Resection

22. Anesthesia for Esophageal Surgery

23. Tracheal and Bronchial Surgery: HJFV

24. Pediatric Thoracic Anesthesia

25. Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia

26. Interventional Bronchology

Correction to: Tracheal and Bronchial Surgery: HJFV