[Intensive care treatment following thoracic surgery]

K D Diemel; D Branscheid

doi:10.1007/s00104-006-1213-4

[Intensive care treatment following thoracic surgery]

Chirurg. 2006 Aug;77(8):674-81. doi: 10.1007/s00104-006-1213-4.

[Article in German]

Authors

K D Diemel¹, D Branscheid

Affiliation

¹ Thoraxchirurgische Abteilung, Krankenhaus Grosshansdorf, Zentrum für Pneumologie und Thoraxchirurgie, Wöhrendamm 80, 22927 Grosshansdorf. [email protected]

PMID: 16868772
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-006-1213-4

Abstract

Intensive care in thoracic surgery requires highly specialised abilities and knowledge in addition to usual intensive care standards. The operative chest intensivist must be experienced in special surgical methods, interventional bronchology, and tube management. Cooperating with chest physicians and anaesthesiologists, he takes the central position in intensive therapy. This is described in detail and explained by examples. Furthermore, aspects of education in this specialty will be emphasised.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy
Critical Care*
Drainage
Empyema, Pleural / diagnosis
Empyema, Pleural / etiology
Empyema, Pleural / therapy
Humans
Patient Care Team
Pneumonectomy
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / therapy*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology
Postoperative Hemorrhage / therapy
Shock, Septic / diagnosis
Shock, Septic / etiology
Shock, Septic / therapy
Specialization
Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology
Surgical Wound Infection / therapy
Thoracic Surgical Procedures*