Anesthesia for Esophagectomy

Publication date: Available online 31 December 2014 Source:Anesthesiology Clinics Author(s): Adam Carney , Matt DickinsonTeaser Esophagectomy is a high-risk operation with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality. Attention to detail in many areas of perioperative management should lead to an aggregation of marginal gains and improvement in postoperative outcome. This review addresses preoperative assessment and patient selection, perioperative care (focusing on pulmonary prehabilitation, ventilation strategies, goal-directed fluid therapy, analgesia, and cardiovascular complications), minimally invasive surgery, and current evidence for enhanced recovery in esophagectomy.
Source: Anesthesiology Clinics - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research