Awake Thoracic Surgery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781608056514)

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 book should be useful to readers interested in a comprehensive reference work on this intriguing minimally invasive surgical option.

Author: Eugenio Pompeo
ISBN-10: 1608056511
ISBN-13: 9781608056514
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/12/2018
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.53lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.55d