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Anesthetic management of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in pediatric patients: the issue of safety in infant and younger children.
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PMID:  20740214     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the safety issues concerning anesthetic management of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in pediatric patients.
METHODS: The medical records of 52 pediatric patients undergoing VATS using general anesthesia and one-lung ventilation (OLV) were reviewed. OLV was achieved with a Fogarty catheter (n = 23) or endobronchial intubation (n = 7) in patients < 10 years of age (group Y, n = 30), and using a double-lumen tube (n = 19) or a univent (n = 3) in children aged between 10 and 16 years of age (group O, n = 22). Hypoxemia, hypercarbia, the difference between E(T)CO(2) and PaCO(2), and the effect of CO(2) insufflation were assessed.
RESULTS: A decrease in SpO(2) less than 90% was observed in 40% of the group Y, compared to none of the group O (P < 0.05). A hypercarbia (E(T)CO(2) > 50 mmHg) was observed more frequently in group Y (40%) than in group O (0%; P < 0.05). The difference between the E(T)CO(2) and PaCO(2) was 10.4 +/- 8.9 mmHg in group Y and 4.6 +/- 3.9 mmHg in group O (P < 0.05). Hypercarbia and acidosis occurred more frequently in patients with CO(2) insufflation than those without insufflation in group Y.
CONCLUSIONS: Although the anesthesia for VATS in pediatric patients was successfully accomplished, the infants and younger children presented with more intra-operative problems when compared with older children. The anesthetic management for VATS in infants and younger children requires careful and vigilant monitoring.
Authors:
Hyo-Jin Byon; Ji-Won Lee; Jong-Kuk Kim; Jin-Tae Kim; Young Tae Kim; Hee-Soo Kim; Sang Chul Lee; Chong Sung Kim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Korean journal of anesthesiology     Volume:  59     ISSN:  2005-7563     ISO Abbreviation:  Korean J Anesthesiol     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-26     Completed Date:  2011-07-14     Revised Date:  2013-05-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101502451     Medline TA:  Korean J Anesthesiol     Country:  Korea (South)    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  99-103     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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