Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2023
Regional Anesthesia for Lobectomy and Risk of Pulmonary Complications: A National Safety Quality Improvement Program Propensity-Matching Analysis.
To determine whether general anesthesia (GA) in conjunction with regional anesthetic (RA) techniques are associated with favorable pulmonary outcomes versus GA alone among patients undergoing lobectomy by either video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or open thoracotomy. ⋯ The RA techniques were not associated with a lower incidence of pulmonary complications in lobectomy surgery.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2023
Editorial CommentPerioperative Dialysis: What is "Just Right"?