Anaesthesia for the patient with a coincidental giant lung bulla: A case report
- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 28 (3) , 272-276
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03005514
Abstract
The anaesthetic management of a patient with a coincidental giant lung bulla who underwent lumbar discectomy and laminectomy is described. The specific problems associated with anaesthesia in patients with bullae, such as acute enlargement or rupture of the bullae, are discussed. Precautionary measures which may be taken during anaesthesia include the avoidance of nitrous oxide, the prophylactic use of a double-lumen tube, and the immediate availability of chest drains in the anaesthetizing area. Monitoring during operation may involve bilateral chest auscultation and arterial blood gas analysis. Cette publication rapport la conduite de l’anesthésie chez un malade porteur d’une bulle géante d’emphysème et ayant subi une discoïdectomie lombaire. Les problèmes spécifiques reliés à l’anesthésie chez les porteurs de bulles d’emphysème, notamment la dilatation et la rupture des bulles, y sont discutés. Comme mesures préventives on a recommandé d’éviter le protoxyde d’azote, d’employer des tubes à double lumière et de garder à portée de la main des tubes à drainage thoracique. La surveillance per-opératoire devrait inclure l’auscultation des deux plages pulmonaires et l’analyse des gaz artériels.Keywords
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