Identification and Evaluation of the Patient with Lung Disease

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 673-686

  Sweitzer, Bobbie Jean ^a,b   Smetana, Gerald W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive lung disease; Cigarette use; Dyspnea; Obstructive sleep apnea; Postoperative pulmonary complications; Preoperative evaluation; Preoperative testing

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

AIRFLOW; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ASTHMA; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHOSPASM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING CESSATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPIROMETRY; STROKE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 70450162800     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2009.09.004     Document Type: Review

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