This article reviews research highlights in the field of thoracic anesthesia. The highlights of
this year included new developments in the preoperative assessment and prehabilitation of …

Background: Mediastinal mass syndrome represents a major threat to respiratory and
cardiovascular integrity, with difficult evidence-based risk stratification for interdisciplinary …

Mediastinal tumors are a remarkably diverse category. They include malignant and benign
forms with different rates of disease progression and tissue invasion. Anesthesiologists may …

Summary The field of Interventional Pulmonology requires a tailored anesthetic approach.
Recent advancements and ongoing research have focused on expanding the partnership …

Anesthesia management of patients with mediastinal mass compressing the central airway
is considered challenging. It is widely believed that general anesthesia induction in patients …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Anesthesia administered to a patient with a large mediastinal
mass engenders concern it may precipitate catastrophic acute hemodynamic or respiratory …

Background Mediastinal tumors pose a challenging respiratory and circulatory management
during anesthesia procedures, there is a risk of circulatory collapse or complete airway …

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Large mediastinal masses (MMs) are rare and present some challenges in hemodynamic
and airway management under general anesthesia. Multiple studies have reported …

Introduction Patients with a mediastinal mass are at risk of pulmonary complications in the
perioperative period. Preoperative spirometry tests are recommended in patients scheduled …