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8519176

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-7-29
pubmed:abstractText
The perioperative management of the thoracotomy patient must be both specific and flexible. The assessment of preoperative information yields information as to operability and resectability. Once anesthesia is administered for operative procedures, however, techniques and methods must be changed to accommodate additional information obtained during the surgical procedure. The preoperative and intraoperative management is focused on improving pulmonary function during the postoperative period and improving outcome. Significant advances in pain management techniques have evolved within the last 10 to 15 years. Relieving the intense pain associated with a thoracotomy incision not only improves patient well-being, but improves breathing patterns and pulmonary function, resulting in a more comfortable and ambulatory patient. Epidural analgesia, intrathecal analgesia, intrapleural installation of local anesthetics, and PCA are but a few of the techniques that enhance the therapeutic armamentarium and improve the postoperative course. Inasmuch as surgical extirpation of lung cancers remains the best hope of survival for many patients, a detailed and aggressive management plan is necessary to achieve the desired result.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0272-5231
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
321-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Perioperative management of the thoracotomy patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review