Anesthesia care is increasingly in demand for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. Organization of all aspects of anesthetic care and planning of a particular procedure outside the operating room is often challenging. This article describes the challenges encountered during the anesthesia care required for outfield procedures in cancer patients.
The diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation therapy is an indispensable part of the cancer care in both adult and pediatric cancer patients. Although such procedures are not painful and can be tolerated, some patients may require anesthesia to tolerate even simple diagnostic and therapeutic scans depending upon the type of the procedure and patient specific factors. The anesthetists are often required to assess the requirements of the radiological procedure and to administer sedation or general anesthesia while monitoring the…
