TY - JOUR
T1 - Complications in Patients with Severe Emphysema
AU - Veeramachaneni, Nirmal K.
AU - Meyers, Bryan F.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Thoracic surgeons frequently evaluate patients with severe emphysema and concomitant pathology requiring pulmonary resection. There are no absolute guidelines defining the suitability of a given patient for resection. In this review, we outline our approach to evaluating and treating patients with severe emphysema in need of resection. We describe the lessons learned from lung volume reduction surgery and apply that knowledge to the care of the patient with severe emphysema. Careful preoperative evaluation of the patient's lung anatomy, distribution of emphysematous changes in the lung, and overall health is essential to identifying the appropriate candidate for resection and avoiding postoperative complications.
AB - Thoracic surgeons frequently evaluate patients with severe emphysema and concomitant pathology requiring pulmonary resection. There are no absolute guidelines defining the suitability of a given patient for resection. In this review, we outline our approach to evaluating and treating patients with severe emphysema in need of resection. We describe the lessons learned from lung volume reduction surgery and apply that knowledge to the care of the patient with severe emphysema. Careful preoperative evaluation of the patient's lung anatomy, distribution of emphysematous changes in the lung, and overall health is essential to identifying the appropriate candidate for resection and avoiding postoperative complications.
KW - emphysema
KW - lung cancer
KW - lung resection
KW - lung volume reduction surgery
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=41549149931&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.10.002
DO - 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.10.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 18395636
AN - SCOPUS:41549149931
SN - 1043-0679
VL - 19
SP - 343
EP - 349
JO - Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 4
ER -