Postoperative Care in Thoracic Surgery A Comprehensive Guide

This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of optimal postoperative care in patients who have undergone thoracic surgery and discusses challenging issues that are of interest not only in the context of thoracic surgery but also more generally w

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Postoperative Care in Thoracic Surgery

Mert Şentürk  •  Mukadder Orhan Sungur Editors

Postoperative Care in Thoracic Surgery A Comprehensive Guide

Editors Mert Şentürk Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Istanbul Turkey

Mukadder Orhan Sungur Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Istanbul Turkey

ISBN 978-3-319-19907-8    ISBN 978-3-319-19908-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19908-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017933454 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Dedicated to our families and our beloved departed mentor Prof. Dr. Kutay Akpir.

Preface

Postoperative care after thoracic surgery is a multidisciplinary challenge. Obviously, the success of the postoperative care is associated with the success of the surgical process; however, this correlation is probably much stronger in thoracic operations. This “multidisciplinary” character can lead sometimes to some discussions between different disciplines. This book has several aims: First, and most importantly, it is written to “comprehend” a concrete point of view to the topic. To achieve this, different operations (such as esophagectomy, thymectomy) and different patient populations (such as patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases) have been included. The content of the book limits itself not only to the postoperative period, but covers also preoperative assessment and peroperative management of respiratory and circulatory variables with their relation to a safe and reliable postoperative multidisciplinary planning and management. Second, it