The wide spectrum of physiologic changes that occur during thoracic surgery puts patients at great risk of developing postoperative complications (Table 37-3: Conditions that Correlate with Postoperative Complicatoins).

Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery

1. Preoperative Evaluation
2. Preoperative Preparation
3. Intraoperative Monitoring
4. One-Lung Ventilation
5. Management of One-Lung Ventilation
6. Clinical Approach to Management of One-Lung Ventilation
7. Choice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
8. Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction
9. Anesthesia for Diagnostic Procedures
10. Anesthesia for Special Situations
11. Myasthenia Gravis
12. Postoperative Management and Complications