Cardiac preload: hemodynamic physiology during thoracic surgery

Abstract

During operation performed on the lung hemodynamics are influenced particularly by the individual steps of the operation procedure and by the position of the body. The hemodynamics are also influenced by metabolic functions of lungs particularly by the increased turnover of catecholamines in the lungs.

Keywords

• blood pressure
• cardiac output
• hemodynamics
• pulmonary circulation
• thoracotomy