2019
Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Castillo M, Port J, Heerdt P. Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly. 2019, 535-544. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00859-8_32.ChaptersVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStress of surgeryElderly patientsSurgical resectionThoracic surgeryBetter postoperative pulmonary functionPreoperative health statusPostoperative pulmonary functionNumber of comorbiditiesCareful preoperative assessmentDecreased physiologic reserveInvasive surgical techniquesAdvanced age resultsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative painSurgical populationPhysiologic reservePulmonary functionThoracoscopic surgeryPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentTumor stageEsophageal cancerAdvanced agePhysiologic changes
2015
Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
Goldsmith Y, Ivascu N, McGlothlin D, Heerdt P, Horn E. Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension. Respiratory Medicine 2015, 12: 437-464. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2636-7_19.ChaptersPulmonary hypertensionPH patientsNoncardiac surgeryPerioperative managementSpecific perioperative managementChronic pulmonary hypertensionRight ventricular failureRight ventricular physiologySeverity of diseaseImpact of chronicPulmonary vasodilatorsPerioperative riskVentricular failurePerioperative careAnesthetic planPostoperative careVentricular physiologyPH centersPreoperative preparationPatient careHypertensionPatientsSurgeryMechanical interventionMultidisciplinary approach
2011
Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Castillo M, Port J, Heerdt P. Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly. 2011, 367-376. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0184-2_25.ChaptersVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStress of surgeryElderly patientsSurgical resectionThoracic surgeryBetter postoperative pulmonary functionPreoperative health statusPostoperative pulmonary functionCareful preoperative assessmentDecreased physiologic reserveInvasive surgical techniquesAdvanced age resultsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative painSurgical populationPhysiologic reservePulmonary functionThoracoscopic surgeryPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentTumor stageEsophageal cancerAdvanced agePhysiologic changesSurgical technique
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