Principles of Surgery

　

Update Series on Respiratory Nursing

Carcinoma of Lung

　

　

Ca Lung

Management

TMN Definitions

Operation

Pre-operative care

Intra-operative care

Post-operative care

　

Surgery

　

　

　

Principles of Surgery

Limited resection may be considered if inadequate lung function.

　

　

　

　

　

Complications

　

　

　

　

　

Aim at Therapeutic

　

　

	Palliative surgery may consider for haemoptysis, lung abscess with fever not respond to antibiotics
	Selected case for late stage e.g. solitary brain secondary

　

　

Thoracoscopic Surgery

　

　

? Adequate resection

　

	Local recurrence
	Cost-effective

　

　