• Axel Semmelmann and Torsten Loop.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79110, Germany.
• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2022 Feb 1; 35 (1): 828882-88.

Purpose Of ReviewAnesthesia for pulmonological interventions is a demanding challenge. This article discusses recent innovations and the implications for periinterventional anesthetic management.Recent FindingsInterventional pulmonology is a rapidly expanding specialty with very complex diagnostic and therapeutic approaches that include oncological staging, treatment of obstructive and restrictive lung diseases, recanalization of endobronchial obstructions, and retrieval of foreign bodies. With the development of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, the application is extended to critically ill patients. Current evidence focusing on the anesthetic techniques is presented here.SummaryThe development of new pulmonological methods requires a tailored anesthesiological approach. Their specific impact must be taken into account to ensure patient safety, goal-oriented outcome diagnostics and -quality, successful interventions, and patient comfort.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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