Mediastinal Mass Resection
Anesthesia Implications
Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated
Position : Supine, Lateral, arms tucked
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : High (200 - 500 ml)
Post-op Pain : High (7-10)
Maintenance Paralytic : Withhold until the airway is secured and proven in a symptomatic anterior mass; routine for middle or posterior lesions.
Considerations : Arterial line, Central line, High Blood Loss
Anesthetic Approaches
1GETT, Mask Induction
2GETT, TIVA, Propofol Drip
3MAC, Propofol Drip, Local Anesthetic
The Surgery
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