PNEUMONECTOMY

Course overview

A PNEUMONECTOMY IS AN INVASIVE PROCEDURE USED AS A MANAGEMENT OPTION FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED MALIGNANT AND NON-MALIGNANT LUNG DISEASE. PROPER PATIENT SELECTION, APPROPRIATE PREOPERATIVE TESTING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE ARE VITAL FOR OPTIMAL PATIENT OUTCOMES. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION, AND MOST COMMON COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PNEUMONECTOMIES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN CARING FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE.