Alexandre Schweizer

TL;DR: Over the last 5-year period, diagnosis of earlier pathologic cancer stages resulting in lesser pulmonary resection as well as provision of continuous thoracic epidural analgesia have contributed to improved surgical outcome.

TL;DR: Perioperative mortality is mainly dependent on the extent of surgery, the presence of CAD and provision of adequate medical and nursing care, and preoperative testing and interventions to reduce the cardiovascular risk factors may help to further improve perioperative outcome.

TL;DR: Although most COPD patients tolerate tracheal intubation under “smooth” anesthetic induction without serious adverse effects, regional anesthetic blockade and application of laryngeal masks or non-invasive positive pressure ventilation should be considered whenever possible, in order to provide optimal pain control and to prevent upper airway injuries as well as lung baro-volotrauma.

TL;DR: Preoperative renal insufficiency and factors related to the complexity of surgery are the main predictors of renal dysfunction, and postoperative RD0.5 occurs in 15% of vascular patients and carries a bad prognosis.

TL;DR: Chronic preoperative treatment with ACEIs does not influence cardiac autonomic regulation and anesthetic- induced hypotensive episodes are mainly attributed to decreased-adrenergic vasoconstrictive response.