Awake surgery for lung metastasectomy

Awake nonresectional lung volume reduction surgery.

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility, safety, and early results of awake lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) performed under thoracic epidural anesthesia by a new nonresectional technique. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA So far, resectional LVRS under general anesthesia and one-lung ventilation is the more frequently used technique, but procedure-related morbidity has been considerable. METHODS The...

Lung Metastasectomy for Pulmonary Metastatic Breast Carcinoma.

Breast carcinoma with pulmonary metastasis can be treated locally or systemically. Following primary tumour resection patients with isolated, completely resectable pulmonary nodules and definite functional operability can be offered lung metastasis resection. Following metastasectomy a median survival of 32 to 96.6 months can be achieved with corresponding five-year survival rates between 30.8 ...

Wide Awake Hand Surgery

“Wide Awake Hand Surgery” is a small illustrated technical book written by Donald Lalonde, who is a professor at Dalhousie Medical School in New Brunswick, Canada. Dr. Lalonde has extensive expertise in hand surgery, with many years of experience using local anesthetics with epinephrine in surgery. This book is written in a simple, easy-to-understand manner; as the author states in the preface,...

[awake Surgery for a Primary Brain Tumor].

Awake brain surgery has been approved as a safe and efficaceous operative procedure with the goal of maximal tumor resection and preservation of neurological function. This case report presents the first full awake primary brain tumor surgical procedure performed in Croatia.

Awake Craniotomy in Glioma Surgery