Origin of oncologic anesthetic techniques Journal Article


Author: Howland, W. S.
Article Title: Origin of oncologic anesthetic techniques
Abstract: The patient with cancer poses a challenge to the anesthesiologist for a variety of reasons including the effects of cancer (altered hemostasis, depressed immune response, and compromised airways), the effects of chemotherapy (malfunction of the myocardium, lungs, kidneys, and bone marrow; depression of pseudocholinesterase; and production of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone), as well as effects of radical cancer surgery (massive blood loss and the need for prolonged anesthesia). Anesthetic techniques to address these problems had their beginnings in the Department of Anesthesiology at Memorial Sloan‐Kettering Cancer Center. This paper traces the development of modern oncologic anesthesia and discusses how these advances significantly reduced operative mortality. Copyright © 1990 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
Keywords: adult; cancer chemotherapy; aged; cancer patient; chemotherapy; neoplasms; postoperative complications; anesthesia, general; short survey; blood clotting disorder; hypothermia; middle age; intraoperative complications; cancer; human; anesthesiology; citrate intoxication; clotting defects; massive blood replacement
Journal Title: Seminars in Surgical Oncology
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
ISSN: 8756-0437
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons  
Date Published: 1990-01-01
Start Page: 137
End Page: 140
Language: English
DOI: 10.1002/ssu.2980060303
PUBMED: 2189193
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 27 January 2020 -- Source: Scopus
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