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Management of Intra-operative Crises, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, E-Book

Management of Intra-operative Crises, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, E-Book

Shanda H. Blackmon

(2015)

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Abstract

Management of Intra-operative Crises is reviewed extensively in this important Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Massive Airway Hemorrhage; Great Vessel Injury; Endotracheal Tube Management and Obstructed Airway; Perioperative or Operative Pulmonary Embolus; Acute Intraoperative Aspiration; Patent Mammary Disruption During Thoracic Surgery; Immediate Post-lobectomy Crisis Management; Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Rapid Pacing, and ECMO for Emergent Intraoperative Thoracic Situations; Unexplained Intraoperative Hypotension; Coagulopathy & Anticoagulation during Thoracic Surgery; Perioperative Pneumonectomy Management; Pulmonary Artery Bleeding during VATS; Tracheal Repair and Airway Management; and more!

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Management of\rIntraoperative Crises i
Copyright ii
Contributors iii
Contents v
Thoracic Surgery Clinics viii
Preface ix
Erratum x
Pulmonary Artery Bleeding During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery 239
Key points 239
Introduction 239
Incidence of pulmonary artery bleeding during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomies 240
Mechanisms of pulmonary artery injury 241
During Dissection of an Adjacent Hilar Structure 241
During Pulmonary Artery Dissection 242
Planning 243
Intraoperative techniques to control injury 244
Summary 245
References 246
Intraoperative Tracheal Injury 249
Key points 249
Introduction 249
Prevention 249
Diagnosis 250
Methods of injury 250
Esophagectomy 250
Tracheostomy 251
Intubation 251
Other 252
Repair 252
Conservative Management 252
Summary 253
References 253
Massive Airway Hemorrhage 255
Key points 255
Introduction 255
Cause 255
Management strategy 256
Stabilization 256
Securing the airway 257
Bleeding control 258
Bleeding Control by Flexible/Rigid Bronchoscopy 258
Interventional Radiology Approaches 259
Surgery 259
Summary 259
References 259
Great Vessel Injury in Thoracic Surgery 261
Key points 261
Intraoperative bleeding in general thoracic surgery 261
Preoperative Imaging and Vascular Anatomic Variation 261
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Intraoperative Bleeding 263
Device Malfunction 264
Procedure-specific bleeding 265
Lung Resection 265
Overview 265
Less common clinical scenarios 265
Surgical technique 266
Consequences 268
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Mesothelioma 268
Decortication 268
Mediastinal Procedures 268
Thymectomy 268
Mediastinoscopy 269
Mediastinoscopy and the complex mediastinum 269
Surgical technique and specific injuries 269
Superior vena cava injury 269
Innominate artery injury 270
Azygous vein injury 271
Aortic injury 271
Esophageal surgery 271
Specific injuries 272
Aortic injury 272
Supraceliac aortic vascular control 273
Celiac trunk and branches 273
Spleen 273
Summary 273
References 273
Endotracheal Tube Management and Obstructed Airway 279
Key points 279
Introduction 279
Monitoring 280
Lung isolation 280
Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube 280
Bronchial Blocker 282
Adjunct Ventilation Modalities 282
Summary 283
Obstructed airway 283
Introduction 283
Presentation 283
Cause 283
Anesthesia 283
Management 284
Dilation 284
Recanalization 285
Airway stents 285
Tissue destruction 286
Postoperative Management 286
Summary 286
References 286
Operative and Perioperative Pulmonary Emboli 289
Key points 289
Introduction 289
Risk factors 291
Pathophysiology 291
Intraoperative detection 291
Initial stabilization and monitoring 292
Venous thromboembolism in thoracic surgery patients 293
Prevention 293
Treatment 293
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia 294
Therapeutic options for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism 294
Anticoagulation 294
Systemic Thrombolysis 294
Catheter Embolectomy or Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis 295
Acute Intraoperative Pulmonary Aspiration 301
Key points 301
Introduction 301
Pulmonary aspiration: definition, consequences, and risk factors 301
Definition and Consequences 301
Risk Factors 302
Risk factors: medications 302
Risk factors: predisposing conditions 302
Risk factors: provider expertise 302
Prevention 303
Preoperative Risk Assessment 303
Preoperative Fasting 303
Preemptive Nasogastric Tube Placement 303
Histamine Blockers, Proton Pump Inhibitors, and Prokinetics 304
Rapid-Sequence Induction 304
Patient Positioning During Induction 304
Management of acute intraoperative aspiration 305
Summary 306
Acknowledgments 306
References 306
Coagulopathy and Anticoagulation During Thoracic Surgery 309
Key points 309
Introduction 309
Classification of anticoagulation agents 310
Major Classification 310
Classification of Novel Oral Anticoagulants 310
Classification of antiplatelet agents 312
Assessment of risk 312
Risk of Thromboembolism 312
Risk Stratification 312
Risk Scores 312
Timing 314
Risk of Bleeding 314
Classification of bleeding 314
Risk scores 315
Risk of Bleeding Versus Venous Thromboembolism 315
General principles of perioperative antithrombotic management 315
Perioperative management of anticoagulation therapy 315
Discontinuation and Bridging of Anticoagulation Agents 315
Definition 316
Postoperative Resumption of Anticoagulation Therapy 317
Perioperative management of antiplatelet therapy 318
Discontinuation of Antiplatelet Therapy for Coronary Stents 318
Bridging for Antiplatelet Therapy 319
Resumption of Antiplatelet Therapy 319
Vena caval filters 319
Hereditary hypercoagulable conditions 319
Urgent reversal of anticoagulation 319
Summary 320
References 320
Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Extracorporeal Life Support for Emergent Intraoperative Thoracic Situations 325
Key points 325
Introduction 325
Predictors of operative mortality and avoidable factors 325
Use of cardiopulmonary bypass in thoracic surgery 327
Emergent Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Thoracic Surgery 327
Outcomes of Cardiopulmonary Bypass with Resection of Thoracic Malignancies 328
Use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in thoracic surgical procedures 331
Use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in thoracic surgical procedures 332
Lung transplantation: cardiopulmonary bypass or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? 332
Summary 333
References 333
Management of Complications After Pneumonectomy 335
Key points 335
Patient selection 335
Mortality 337
Morbidity 337
Technical complications 337
Postoperative Hemorrhage 337
Patch Complications 338
Cardiovascular complications 338
Arrhythmias 338
Myocardial Infarction 338
Cardiac Arrest 339
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension 339
Mechanical Cardiac Complications 339
Constrictive inflammatory epicarditis 339
Cardiac herniation 340
Acute mediastinal shift 340
Tamponade 340
Respiratory complications 340
Pneumonia 341
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 341
Postpneumonectomy Syndrome 341
Empyema 342
Bronchopleural Fistula 342
Hematologic complications 343
Summary 345
References 345
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery After Median Sternotomy for Cardiac Surgery 349
Key points 349
Introduction: nature of the problem 349
Surgical technique 351
Preoperative Planning 351
Preparation and Patient Positioning 351
Monitoring 351
Surgical Approach 351
Surgical Procedure 352
Incision placement 352
Camera and visualization considerations 352
Safe dissection of adhesions by internal mammary artery 352
Division of adhesions to mediastinum 352
Management of injury to internal mammary artery graft 353
Immediate postoperative care 354
Rehabilitation and recovery 354
Summary 354
References 354
Postlobectomy Early Complications 355
Key points 355
Introduction 355
Air leak 355
Prevention strategies 356
Bronchial Stump Buttressing with a Muscle Flap 356
Pleural Tent 356
Suture Closure of Identified Leaks 356
Buttressed Staple Line 356
Fissureless Operation 357
Sealants 357
Expedited Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation 357
Treatment strategies 357
Nonoperative Management 357
Operative Management 357
Pneumonia/Mucous Plugging 357
Prevention strategies 358
Chest Physiotherapy 358
Aggressive Strategies 358
Pain Control 358
Smoking Cessation 358
Treatment strategies 358
Antibiotic Treatment 358
Aggressive Chest Physiotherapy 358
Ventilatory Support 358
Atrial fibrillation 359
Prevention strategies 359
Treatment strategies 359
Right middle lobe torsion 360
Prevention strategies 360
Treatment strategies 361
Hemorrhage 361
Chylothorax 361
Nerve injury 361
Phrenic Nerve 361
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve 362
Summary 362
References 363
Index 365