2009
Postoperative care after pulmonary resection: postanesthesia care unit versus intensive care unit
Pedoto A, Heerdt PM. Postoperative care after pulmonary resection: postanesthesia care unit versus intensive care unit. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2009, 22: 50. PMID: 19295292, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32831d7b25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayElective lung resectionPostanesthesia care unitLung resectionCare unitPostoperative careElective ICU admissionSevere postoperative complicationsHigh-risk patientsImmediate postoperative careNoncardiac thoracic surgeryIntensive care unitPerioperative patient careComplex surgical casesPostoperative areaICU admissionPostoperative complicationsPulmonary resectionPreoperative evaluationAnesthetic techniqueOptimal careLung cancerThoracic surgeryHospital costsSurgical cases
2008
Practice Patterns in Choice of Left Double-Lumen Tube Size for Thoracic Surgery
Amar D, Desiderio DP, Heerdt PM, Kolker AC, Zhang H, Thaler HT. Practice Patterns in Choice of Left Double-Lumen Tube Size for Thoracic Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2008, 106: 379-383. PMID: 18227288, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181602e41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-lumen tubeFr double lumen tubeLung isolationDLT repositioningThoracic surgeryDouble-lumen tube sizeSized double-lumen tubePilot studyIntraoperative outcome measuresLeft mainstem bronchusProspective pilot studyIntraoperative hypoxemiaAirway traumaTransient hypoxemiaFiberoptic bronchoscopyMainstem bronchusIntraoperative outcomesSimilar incidenceBronchial cuffDLT sizePractice patternsOutcome measuresSurgeryHypoxemiaPatients