Perioperative management of patients who have pulmonary disease

Rana Y Ali; M Scott Reminick

doi:10.1016/j.coms.2005.09.009

Perioperative management of patients who have pulmonary disease

Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2006 Feb;18(1):81-94, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2005.09.009.

Authors

Rana Y Ali¹, M Scott Reminick

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.

PMID: 18088813
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2005.09.009

Abstract

The identification of risk factors and optimization of respiratory status are crucial to the successful management of patients who have pulmonary disease and are undergoing a surgical procedure. This article explores the approach to pulmonary patients, from the preoperative assessment to the intraoperative and postoperative periods. The management of specific pulmonary disorders in the perioperative period is discussed.