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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 9, 550-559, Copyright © 1962 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, University of Saskatchewan, and University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The management of resection operations for pulmonary tuberculosis is dis–cussed under the following headings:
1. Preoperative management including the selection and medical preparation of the patient, preoperative assessment, and premedication.
2. Operative management with particular emphasis on the various problems encountered in these cases, such as excessive secretions, blood loss and blood replacement, pattern of ventilation, and the dangers of contamination. A sample anaesthetic technique is also described.
3. Postoperative management and postoperative tracheostomy.
4. Decontamination and cleaning of anaesthetic equipment.
Note:
Presented at the First European Congress of Anaesthesiologists, Vienna, Austria, September 3–9, 1962.
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