Schmidt Christoph, Rellensmann Georg, Van Aken Hugo, Semik Michael, Bruessel Thomas, Enk Dietmar
Departments of *Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive-Care Medicine, †Pediatrics, and ‡Chest, Heart, and Vascular Surgery, University of Münster Hospital, Münster, Germany; §Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Management, The Canberra Hospital, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; and ∥Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive-Care Medicine, St.-Antonius-Hospital, Kleve, Germany.
Anesth Analg. 2005 Aug;101(2):362-364. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000156007.97090.DA.
The increasing frequency of video-assisted thoracoscopic interventions as well as open thoracic surgical procedures in children demands appropriate anesthetic techniques to provide single-lung ventilation. A fiberoptically directed, wire-guided 5F endobronchial blocker for use in small infants has recently been devised. We report on the very special aspects of airway management in a newborn 3000-g infant who presented a major anesthetic and surgical challenge because of congenital emphysema of the left upper pulmonary lobe.
The special aspects of single-lung ventilation in a newborn 3000-g infant who presented a major anesthetic and surgical challenge because of congenital emphysema of the left upper pulmonary lobe are reported.