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The Year in Thoracic Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2020. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Boisen, M. L., Fernando, R. J., Kolarczyk, L., Teeter, E., Schisler, T., La Colla, L., Melnyk, V., Robles, C., Rao, V. K., Gelzinis, T. A. 2021

Abstract

Selected highlights in thoracic anesthesia in 2020 include updates in the preoperative assessment and prehabilitation of patients undergoing thoracic surgery; updates in one-lung ventilation (OLV) pertaining to the devices used for OLV; the use of dexmedetomidine for lung protection during OLV and protective ventilation, recommendations for the care of thoracic surgical patients with coronavirus disease 2019; a review of recent meta-analyses comparing truncal blocks with paravertebral and thoracic epidural blocks; and a review of outcomes after initiating the enhanced recovery after surgery guidelines for lung and esophageal surgery.

View details for DOI 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.04.012

View details for PubMedID 34053812