Superior vena cava clamping during thoracic surgery: Implications for the anesthesiologist
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Raut, Monish S; Das, Swetanka; Sharma, Rohitash; Daniel, Elvin; Motihar, Amit; Verma, Arvind; Kar, Sibashankar; Maheshwari, Arun; Shivnani, Ganesh; Kumar, Arvind
- Source
- Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 85-87 (2018)
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Subject
- lcsh:RD78.3-87.3
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
lcsh:Anesthesiology
lcsh:RC666-701
fungi
food and beverages
Case Report
superior vena cava
thoracic surgery
Neuroprotective
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0971-9784
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.