ANESTHESIA IN THORACIC-SURGERY

This article describes some possibilities of anaesthesia a practitioner has for thoracic surgery, Artificial ventilation is obligat. The management of controlled ventilation using an resuscitation bag a breathing circuit of an anesthetic apparatus or a mechanical ventilator is described completed by a guideline fur tidal volume, respiratory frequency and airway pressure, Some anaesthetic regimes for dogs and cats are presented. Intra- and postaoperative monitoring, management of a thoracic drainage and accidents and emergenciey associated with the postoperative periode are discussed.