Effect of lung protective ventilation on coronary heart disease patients undergoing lung cancer resection

Lung Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease and Smoking

Postoperative Care of Patients Undergoing Lung Resection

Due to frequent pre-existing comorbidities and variable impairment of postoperative respiratory function thoracic surgical patients still encounter various complications which in high risk individuals may contribute to poor outcome. Postoperative management of patients undergoing lung resection may vary from simple and transient monitoring of vital functions in the recovery room to the highly s...

Lung Cancer in Women* Sex-Associated Differences in Survival of Patients Undergoing Resection for Lung Cancer

Study objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze various characteristics and survival in female patients treated surgically for lung cancer. Design: Retrospective clinical study. Patients: From 1,242 consecutive cases of primary non-small cell lung cancer treated with pulmonary resection between June 1984 and December 1998, 337 female patients (27.1%) were chosen. Results: Female patients...

Perioperative physiotherapy in patients undergoing lung cancer resection.

Physiotherapy is considered an important component of the perioperative period of lung resection surgery. A systematic review was conducted to assess evidence for the effectiveness of different physiotherapy interventions in patients undergoing lung cancer resection surgery. Online literature databases [Medline, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE, SCOPUS, PEDro...

Perioperative lung protective ventilation in obese patients

The perioperative use and relevance of protective ventilation in surgical patients is being increasingly recognized. Obesity poses particular challenges to adequate mechanical ventilation in addition to surgical constraints, primarily by restricted lung mechanics due to excessive adiposity, frequent respiratory comorbidities (i.e. sleep apnea, asthma), and concerns of postoperative respiratory ...