TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 9. Preoperative Risk Stratification of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
A1  - Ficke, David J.
A1  - Klafta, Jerome M.
A2  - Barbeito, Atilio
A2  - Shaw, Andrew D.
A2  - Grichnik, Katherine
PY  - 2012
T2  - Thoracic Anesthesia
AB  - All  patients  being  considered  for  lung  resection  should  have  pulmonary  function  tests  including  spirometry  and  a  DLCO  (diffusing  capacity  of  the  lung  for  carbon  monoxide)  test,  from  which  the  predicted  postoperative  values  are  calculated.  If  the  results  are  unfavorable,  a  measure  of  exercise  capacity  or  peak  oxygen  consumption  should  be  obtained.Cardiac  evaluation  of  the  thoracic  surgical  patient  should  include  surgeons,  anesthesiologists,  and  cardiologists.  Higher  levels  of  perioperative  risk  may  be  acceptable  because  of  the  potential  curative  benefit  of  surgery  for  non-small-cell  lung  cancer.A  thorough  history  of  cancer  therapy  that  considers  chemotherapy,  radiation,  and  an  evaluation  of  the  paraneoplastic  effects  of  the  cancer  identifies  other  potential  perioperative  vulnerabilities.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56783531
ER  -