Successful use of regional anesthesia in non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery in patients with cardiopulmonary failure: two case reports
Abstract Background One-lung ventilation under general anesthesia is necessary for thoracic surgery, but this procedure is often difficult in surgery for patients with cardiopulmonary failure. Non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is performed under local anesthesia for patients with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-06-01
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| Series: | JA Clinical Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-018-0183-0 |