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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2021
ReviewThe Year in Thoracic Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2020.
- Michael L Boisen, Rohesh J Fernando, Lavinia Kolarczyk, Emily Teeter, Travis Schisler, Luca La Colla, Vladyslav Melnyk, Constantin Robles, Vidya K Rao, and Theresa A Gelzinis.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
- J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2021 Oct 1; 35 (10): 2855-2868.
AbstractSelected highlights in thoracic anesthesia in 2020 include updates in the preoperative assessment and prehabilitation of patients undergoing thoracic surgery; updates in one-lung ventilation (OLV) pertaining to the devices used for OLV; the use of dexmedetomidine for lung protection during OLV and protective ventilation, recommendations for the care of thoracic surgical patients with coronavirus disease 2019; a review of recent meta-analyses comparing truncal blocks with paravertebral and thoracic epidural blocks; and a review of outcomes after initiating the enhanced recovery after surgery guidelines for lung and esophageal surgery.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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