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Anesthetic Considerations in Candidates for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and ² Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple Lung Center, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Neil W. Brister, M.D., Ph.D., Temple University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, 3401 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140. E-mail: neil.brister{at}temple.edu

ABSTRACT

The administration of anesthesia to patients undergoing lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) requires a complete understanding of the pathophysiology of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the planned surgical procedure, and the anticipated postoperative course for this group of patients. Risk factors and associated morbidity and mortality are discussed within the context of patients with obstructive pulmonary disease in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial having surgical procedures. Preoperative evaluation and the anesthetic techniques used for patients undergoing LVRS are reviewed, as are monitoring requirements. Intraoperative events, including induction of anesthesia, lung isolation, management of fluid requirements, and options for ventilatory support are discussed. Possible intraanesthetic complications are also reviewed, as is the optimal management of such problems, should they occur. To minimize the potential for a surgical air leak in the postoperative period, positive-pressure ventilation must cease at the conclusion of the procedure. An awake, comfortable, extubated patient, capable of spontaneous ventilation, is only possible if there is careful attention to pain control. The thoracic epidural is the most common pain control method used with patients undergoing LVRS procedures; however, other alternative methods are reviewed and discussed.

Key Words: preoperative assessment • anesthesia techniques • lung isolation • pain control

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