Total Pneumonectomy for Bronchiectasis

Left pneumonectomy and middle lobectomy for bronchiectasis.

Pneumonectomy for Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

1965;48;153-159 Dis Chest David V. Pecora Pneumonectomy for Pulmonary Tuberculosis http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/48/2/153 can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services ) ISSN:0096-0217 http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/site/misc/reprints.xhtml ( without the prior written permission of the copyright holde...

The bronchiectasis severity index and FACED score for bronchiectasis.

Bronchiectasis is a chronic airway disease which is associated with cough, sputum production, haemoptysis and/or other distressing symptoms, resulting from various aetiologies [1–4]. The vicious cycle, which consists of airway infection, airway inflammation and structural damage, predominates in the pathogenesis and progression of bronchiectasis [5]. Despite the disappointingly limited number o...

Nebulisers for bronchiectasis.

Update on anesthetic management for pneumonectomy.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pneumonectomy has the highest perioperative risk among common pulmonary resections. The purpose of this review is to update clinicians on the importance of anesthetic management for these patients. RECENT FINDINGS Two complications associated with increased perioperative mortality are relevant to anesthetic management: postoperative arrhythmias and acute lung injury. The ger...