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00626 Anesthesia thrc spine with 1 lng vent

Anesthesia

Also known as: thoracic spine anterior approach anesthesia, thoracic spine OLV anesthesia

Anesthesia for procedures on the thoracic spine with one-lung ventilation. Covers general anesthesia for thoracic spine surgery requiring lung isolation for an anterior or lateral surgical approach via thoracotomy or VATS.

Clinical Context

Used when providing anesthesia for thoracic spine procedures requiring one-lung ventilation, typically for anterior or lateral approaches via thoracotomy or thoracoscopy. Includes anterior thoracic corpectomy, disc replacement, or deformity correction from an anterior approach.

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Specialties

anesthesiologyneurosurgeryorthopedic spine surgery

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