Current practice of thoracic anaesthesia in Europe - a survey by the European Society of Anaesthesiology Part I - airway management and regional anaesthesia techniques.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The scientific working group for "Anaesthesia in thoracic surgery" of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) has performed an online survey to assess the current standards of care and structural properties of anaesthesia workstations in thoracic surgery.

Methods

All members of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) were invited to participate in the study.

Results

Thoracic anaesthesia was most commonly performed by specialists/board-certified anaesthetists and/or senior/attending physicians. Across Europe, the double lumen tube (DLT) was most commonly chosen as the primary device for lung separation (461/ 97.3%). Bronchial blockers were chosen less frequently (9/ 1.9%). Throughout Europe, bronchoscopy was not consist

SUBMITTER: Defosse J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8558093 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature