TY - BOOK AU - Pompeo,Eugenio TI - Awake Thoracic Surgery SN - 9781608052882 (electronic bk.) PY - 2012/// CY - Sharjah PB - Bentham Science Publishers KW - Anesthesia KW - Case studies KW - Chest KW - Surgery KW - Medicine N1 - 01 Title.pdf; 02 Cover page; 03 REVISED eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 Quote; 05 Content; 06 Foreword; 07 Preface; 08 List of Contributors; 09 Acknowledgement; 10 CHAPTER 1; 11 CHAPTER 2; 12 CHAPTER 3; 13 CHAPTER 4; 15 CHAPTER 5; 15 CHAPTER 6; 17 CHAPTER 7; 18 CHAPTER 8; 19 CHAPTER 9; 20 CHAPTER 10; 21 CHAPTER 11; 22 CHAPTER 12; 23 CHAPTER 13; 24 CHAPTER 14; 25 CHAPTER 15; 26 CHAPTER 16; 27 Subject Index N2 - Awake thoracic surgery is a new surgical field that is set to expand in the near future. Employing sole epidural or local anaesthesia in fully awake patients renders many thoracic surgical procedures doable with less invasiveness and general anaesthesia related adverse effects can be avoided. This, in turn, facilitates fast track surgery and improves cost-effectiveness of treatment procedures. The book explains issues relevant to awake thoracic surgery including postoperative immunologic and stress-hormone responses, lung volume reduction surgery, pulmonary resections and thymectomy. This Eb UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?custid=ns123844&authtype=ip,shib&direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=500691 ER -