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ReviewKardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery2024

Challenges and pitfalls in the perioperative management of mediastinal mass syndrome: an up-to-date review.

Vasileios Leivaditis, Afroditi Pavlakou, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Francesk Mulita, Efstratios Koletsis, Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Michail Galanis, Paraskevi F Katsakiori, Konstantinos Skevis, Eleftherios Nikolaidis and 5 more

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Review in Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Vasileios LeivaditisDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, WestpfalzKlinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Afroditi PavlakouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Konstantinos GrapatsasDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrland Clinic, Essen, Germany.
Francesk MulitaDepartment of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Efstratios KoletsisDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Athanasios PapatriantafyllouDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, WestpfalzKlinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Michail GalanisDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Paraskevi F KatsakioriHealth Centre of Akrata, Akrata, Greece.
Konstantinos SkevisDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece.
Eleftherios NikolaidisDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Manfred DahmDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, WestpfalzKlinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Konstantinos TasiosDepartment of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Levan TchabashviliDepartment of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Benjamin EhleDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Lung Clinic Munich-Gauting, Gauting, Germany.
Nikolaos BaltayiannisDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
General University Hospital of Patras · GRMetaxa Hospital · GRWestpfalz Klinikum · DEAsklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting · DEGeneral Hospital of Rhodes · GRRuhrlandklinik · DEUniversity Hospital of Bern · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The perioperative management of patients undergoing mediastinal mass operations presents a persistent challenge across multiple clinical specialties. General anesthesia administration further increases the risk of perioperative cardiorespiratory decompensation. The interdisciplinary team plays a crucial role in ensuring a safe perioperative period. However, due to the rarity and variability of mediastinal mass syndromes, specific management protocols are lacking. This review aims to outline the multitude of challenges and pitfalls encountered during perioperative management in patients with the mediastinal mass syndrome. We describe diagnostic evaluation, preoperative optimization, intraoperative considerations, and postoperative care strategies, emphasizing the paramount significance of a multidisciplinary approach and personalized treatment plans. Preoperative multidisciplinary discussions, meticulous anesthetic management, and well-established protocols for emergency situations are pivotal to ensuring patient safety. Healthcare providers involved in the care of patients with mediastinal mass syndrome must grasp these challenges and pitfalls, enabling them to deliver safe and effective perioperative management.

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airway obstructionanesthetic managementcomplicationsmediastinal mass syndromeperioperative managementpitfalls

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PMID38693982
PMCPMC11059013
OpenAlexW4394816948

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