Superior Vena Cava Clamping During Thoracic Surgery: Implications for the Anesthesiologist

Overview

Journal Ann Card Anaesth

Specialty Anesthesiology

Date 2018 Jan 17

PMID 29336403

Citations 1

Authors

Monish S Raut

Swetanka Das

Rohitash Sharma

Elvin Daniel

Amit Motihar

Arvind Verma

Sibashankar Kar

Arun Maheshwari

Ganesh Shivnani

Arvind Kumar

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Abstract

Resection and reconstruction of the SVC is a challenging Intraoperative situation owing to the potential complications after clamping a patent vessel. Hemodynamic imbalance and neurological effects of SVC clamping can be life threatening. These complications can be prevented by careful intraoperative monitoring and management. Anaesthesiologist must be aware of different options to manage such challenging situations.

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