INDEX
🫁 General Principles
- Respiratory physiology relevant to thoracic anesthesia
- Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
- One-lung ventilation (OLV)
- Devices for lung isolation – DLT, bronchial blockers, Univent tubes
- Preoperative pulmonary evaluation for thoracic surgery
🫁 Anesthesia Techniques for Thoracic Procedures
- Anesthesia for lobectomy, pneumonectomy, segmentectomy
- Anesthesia for thoracotomy and VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)
- Anesthesia for mediastinal mass
- Anesthesia for esophagectomy
- Anesthesia for tracheal surgery and airway reconstruction
- Anesthesia for lung transplantation
- High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) in thoracic procedures
🫁 Airway Management
- Techniques of lung isolation – placement, confirmation, troubleshooting
- Fiberoptic bronchoscopy – role in thoracic anesthesia
- Airway management in patients with tracheal stenosis or tumors
🫁 Monitoring and Intraoperative Care
- Monitoring during thoracic surgery – arterial line, CVP, TEE
- Fluid management strategies – restrictive vs liberal
- Blood conservation techniques in thoracic surgery
- Management of hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation
🫁 Postoperative and ICU Care
- Post-thoracotomy pain management – epidural, paravertebral, ESP block
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in thoracic surgery
- Complications of thoracic surgery – air leaks, bronchopleural fistula
- Anesthesia considerations in empyema and decortication