Some important problems about anesthetic management for surgical excision of pulmonary sequestrations FANG Cai, XIE Zhiqiong, CHEN Kunzhou et al. Department of Anesthesiology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province [Abstract] Objectve To analysis some major problems perioperatively about anesthesia management for surgical excesion of pulmonary sequestrations Methods 10 patients with pulmonary sequestrations(M/F=7/3, Age 20~34yr., ASAⅠ~Ⅱ) received an operation of pulmonary sequestrations removed under intra-tracheal anesthesia, in which 4 cases were intubated with single-lumen bronchial tubes(Mallinckrodt) and 6 cases with double-lumen tubes(DLT)(right-sided Robertshaw). One-lung ventilation(OLV) was taken intermittently for all patients during anesthesia. Results 6 cases with intralobar sequestration(ILS) and 4 cases with extralobar sequestration(ELS) were verified during operation. The patients with ILS and ELS accepted left-low lobectomy and a excision of sequestered pulmonary mass, respectively. The time of surgical procedure continued 2.5~9 hours. The volume of blood loss was about 300~1700 ml in operation. 9 patients had passed a smooth anesthesia and successful operation, and was discharged 7~10 days after surgery. One patient appeared suddenly a serious airway obstruction when bronchial of sequestered pulmonary lobe being cut off, which cause should be a great quantity of blood from surgical field and led to a long-time (6min.) critical hypoxemia(SpO2<40%), and died 4days after operation because of MOS. Conclusion Some factors, such as a good preparation preoperatively, accurate application of DLT, techniques of OLV and acting in close coordination between anesthetists and surgeons, are very important for a successful surgical excision of pulmonary sequestrations. [Key Words] Pulmonary sequestration;Operation;General anesthesia; Double-lumen tube;One-lung ventilation |