Developmental and Epidemiology
Fig. 2.1 Embryologic and postnatal development of the human sternum [2] The caudal extension of the sternal bars forms the xiphoid process. The segmentation of the mesosternum into the sternal…
Cardiopulmonary Function in Relation to Pectus Excavatum
Fig. 12.1 Maximum cardiac index (With permission from Maagaard et al. [12]) The maximum heart rate reached during the exercise tests did not differ between the two groups during the…
Pain Management in the Surgical Correction of Chest Wall Deformities
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Shyam Kolvekar and Hans Pilegaard (eds.)Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures10.1007/978-3-319-23968-2_11 11. Pain Management in the Surgical Correction of Chest Wall Deformities Elizabeth M. C. Ashley1 (1) Department of Anesthesia and Cardiothoracic Intensive…
Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Shyam Kolvekar and Hans Pilegaard (eds.)Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures10.1007/978-3-319-23968-2_9 9. Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum Hans K. Pilegaard1 (1) Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine,…
Postoperative Complications
Figure 49.1 Detection of a parenchymal fistula. To localize the site of a pulmonary air leak, the pleural cavity is filled with saline solution. The anesthesiologist ventilates the atelectatic lung,…
Bronchial Sleeve Resection
Figure 18.1a, b Surgical technique of bronchial sleeve resection and anastomosis construction. Intraoperative management for bronchial sleeve resections follows the standards for anatomical lung resections. Airway management with a right-…
Pleurectomy and Decortication for Mesothelioma
Figure 40.1 Positioning and approach. After the induction of general anesthesia, a double-lumen endotracheal tube is used to facilitate single-lung ventilation. Because blood loss is often significant with this procedure,…
Thymectomy (VATS, da Vinci)
Figure. 32.1 Minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery using the three-armed da Vinci telemetric robotic system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA). The procedure is performed under general anesthesia with single-lung ventilation. The patient…
Anatomic Segmental Resection
Figure 16.1 Concept of ‘classic (conventional)’ segmental resection (segmentectomy). According to the classic (conventional) concept of segmental resection, the segmental artery and bronchus, which run parallel, are both divided at…
Subglottic Tracheal Stenosis
Figure 5.1 Deep inhalation or total intravenous anesthesia is selected to avoid muscle relaxation before the airway is secured. No advantage is gained from dilating a stricture slated to be…
