Presents recent advances in the diagnosis, pre-, intra- and postoperative anaesthetic management of patients with lung disease, covering both pulmonary and non-pulmonary surgery. It also covers ventilation-perfusion issues and the effects of anaesthesia on pulmonary mechanics.

"Anaesthesia and the Lung 1992" presents recent advances in the diagnosis, pre-, intra-, and postoperative anaesthetic management of patients with lung disease, presenting for pulmonary and non-pulmonary surgery. It also deals with ventilation - perfusion issues, the lung as a metabolic organ, the effects of anaesthesia on pulmonary mechanics and pulmonary blood flow. In addition, there are chapters that focus on hypoxia; regional differences in the lung; pulmonary surfactant; recent advances in the understanding of pulmonary edema; high altitude disease; anaesthesia and the control of breathing; recent development in oximetry; instrumentation designed to measure pulmonary oxygen tension, pO2 and pCO2 transcutaneously; differential lung ventilation; reactive airways; septic shock; the adult respiratory distress syndrome and numerous aspects of ventilatory support.

Gravity and the lung - lessons from space
control of the pulmonary circulation
a primer on pulmonary cell biology - lung cells and their function
the pulmonary circulation during anaesthesia
pulmonary oedema caused by stress failure of capillaries
mechanisms of lung injury - an overview
hemodynamic determinants of pulmonary oedema and pleural effusions
oxygen consumption measurements in artificial ventilation
the hypoxic brain
severe hypoxia - insights from extreme altitude
respiratory control related to altitude and anaesthesia
lactic acidosis, type A
rib cage contribution to ventilation during anaesthesia
oxygen - the breath of life
management of the patient with reactive airway disease
management of the difficult airway - epidemiology, the ASA algorithm and recognition
management of the difficult airway - proper preparation for the awake intubation, fiberoptic and retrograde techniques
management of the difficult airway - the anaesthetized patient whose trachea is difficult to intubate, transtracheal jet ventilation, the difficult extubation and jet stylets
influence of anaesthetics on pulmonary gas exchange
assessment of respiratory mechanics during mechanical ventilation
physiologic effects of raised airway pressure
pulmonary embolic disease - diagnosis and treatment
adult respiratory distress syndrome
hemodynamics and therapy in ARDS
respiratory mechanics in ARDS patients
new modes of ventilatory support
septic shock
to PEEP or not to PEEP ARDS patients
monitoring cardiopulmonary function with dual oximetry
ECMO - a view from the East.